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COVID-19: business continuity contact details

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a nation-wide lockdown in order to escalate the measures to deal with the spread of the coronavirus. All shops and businesses will be closed for 21 days from midnight on 26 March 2020 except for pharmacies, laboratories, banks, essential financial services, supermarkets, petrol stations and health care providers.

Individuals will not be allowed to leave their homes except under strictly controlled circumstances such as to seek medical care and the buying of food, medicine or other supplies. These measures will have a considerable impact on all of us, including our society and our economy, but it is without doubt necessary to save the lives of thousands of people.

In order to counter the effects that the lockdown will have on our firm, and you, our valued clients, we have implemented a range of measures to ensure critical business continuity as far as possible.  Please contact any of the Directors of the firm directly on should you require urgent assistance:

Name

Department

Mobile

e-mail

Annemarie Swart

Property Law and Correspondent Conveyancing

082 770 2971

annamaries@vdt.co.za

Barbara Coetzee

Property Law and Conveyancing

083 279 7522

barbarac@vdt.co.za

Elize Krause

Property Law and Correspondent Conveyancing

079 495 3017

elizek@vdt.co.za

Enslin Nel

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

082 495 1179

enslin@vdt.co.za

Gerhardt Ploos van Amstel

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

082 600 5045

gerhardtp@vdt.co.za

Harrie van Eetveldt

Property Law and Conveyancing

083 701 6306

harriev@vdt.co.za

Johan Liebenberg

Property Law and Conveyancing

083 308 5328

johanl@vdt.co.za

PR de Wet

Commercial Law and Tax

082 475 3506

prdw@vdt.co.za

Ruan Botha

Chairperson of the Board

Property Law and Conveyancing

082 780 3656

ruanb@vdt.co.za

Sakkie Burger

Commercial and Property Law

083 610 1180

sakkieb@vdt.co.za

The firm will continue to exercise grace under pressure in this challenging time.  We thank you for your understanding and patience and are confident that together we can beat the Coronavirus if we maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety and responsibility.

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