Simone Franks > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Cape Town, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Offices
11 BUITENGRACHT STREET
CAPE TOWN 8001
South Africa
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Simone Franks
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Simóne Franks is a Director in our Real Estate practice. Her key specialisations are property related transfers, bonds and notarial agreements. Her property spectrum experience includes residential and commercial development agreements and ensuing transfers, commercial bonds, residential bonds, notarial contracts (servitudes, notarial bonds and antenuptial contracts), town planning and land use matters.
Career
Simóne has been a Director in our Real Estate practice since 2000. She has been a Notary Public Examiner at the Cape Law Society since 2003 and the joint regional notarial examinations facilitator since 2009.
Languages
English
Education
- BA LLB, University of the Western Cape
- LLM PGDip (Tax), University of Cape Town
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1996
- Conveyancer and notary public: 1998
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Real estate
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr‘s prominent real estate practice houses a team ‘well-versed in property matters and able to provide holistic advice on transactions‘. Practice head Muhammad Gattoo has extensive experience in commercial property finance matters, and regularly acts for prominent financial institutions and international financiers in high-value transactions. Gattoo is also noted for his strength in advising on sectional title registers and property transfers. Simóne Franks stands out for her work in relation to property-related transfers, and Fatima Gattoo handles sectional title developments and the registration of complex securities. John Webber‘s extensive experience in the real estate sector includes advising on land use conversions and land developments. Samantha Kelly and Bridget Witts-Hewinson are also singled out for their contributions. Lucia Erasmus and William Midgley have retired from practice.