01 · Business
Commercial & corporate
Contracts, company law, business sales, shareholders, partnerships, franchising and debt recovery.
Explore business law →Randburg · Commercial · Construction · Disputes · Family
Legal clarity for real-world pressure.
Ooteman Attorneys provides hands-on legal guidance when a contract, construction project, dispute, family matter or estate needs decisive next steps.
CONTRACT before signature
CONSTRUCTION delay · payment · defects
LITIGATION claim · defence · court
FAMILY + ESTATE personal legal matters
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02 · Projects
Construction & property
Construction disputes, leases, evictions and related contractual or payment issues.
Explore construction law →03 · Disputes
Litigation & arbitration
Civil, commercial and general litigation across Magistrates’ and High Court processes, plus arbitration.
Explore dispute work →About the firm
Hands-on by design.
John-Poul Ooteman qualified as an attorney in October 2000 and commenced practising for his own account in September 2004 under the name Ooteman Attorneys.
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