Renewable Energy
Renewable Independent Power Producers are not only seeking to contribute to alleviating the electrical energy shortfall in South Africa but also contribute towards socio-economic and environmental sustainable growth.
Renewable Independent Power Producers are not only seeking to contribute to alleviating the electrical energy shortfall in South Africa but also contribute towards socio-economic and environmental sustainable growth.
Since 2017 Watson Attorneys has been involved both public and private renewable projects. We are often required to negotiate extremely complicated issues involving multiple deeds offices, various other stakeholders with existing interests and transactions, triggering numerous legislative requirements.
We are able to provide practical advice and services on all aspects of your project involving the property rights, commercial and environmental laws that may be triggered in the establishment of renewable energy.
About Watson Attorneys
Watson Attorneys is a Cape Town based specialist law firm dedicated to all property and land-rights related matters. Realising clients required an appropriate mix of professional advice, quality work and a personal touch, Watson Attorneys opened in 2012.
With over 20 years of legal experience on the subject, Watson Attorneys provides effective, cost effective and considered legal advice, covering: property transfers, registration of land rights, servitudes and notarial deeds.
In the News
Virgin Active South Africa Property Department Support
Watson Attorneys conducted a comprehensive commercial lease review for Virgin Active South Africa — critically scrutinising rent escalations, maintenance obligations, termination clauses, and tenant improvement allowances across large-scale national developments — while operating under a unique embedded contractor model, fully integrated within the Virgin Active property department, to negotiate and secure strategically favourable lease terms […]
Watson Attorneys managed the conveyancing aspects of a two-step corporate restructure
Utilising the rollover relief provisions under sections 42 (asset-for-share) and 45 (intra-group transaction) of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962, Watson Attorneys managed the conveyancing aspects of a two-step corporate restructure, to transfer a Cape Town property (carried at approximately R25 million) from PHC to GHC, with the transaction structured to avoid triggering immediate […]
Sale of Permoseal to Arkema – covering all conveyancing and property aspects
On 1 July 2022, Arkema finalised the acquisition of Permoseal in South Africa, with Watson Attorneys successfully completing simultaneous conveyancing registrations across a seven-site, multi-provincial property portfolio. On 1 July 2022, Arkema finalised the acquisition of Permoseal in South Africa, a leader in adhesive solutions for DIY, packaging and construction. The transaction involved a multi-site […]
Virgin Active South Africa Property Department Support
Watson Attorneys conducted a comprehensive commercial lease review for Virgin Active South Africa — critically scrutinising rent escalations, maintenance obligations, termination clauses, and tenant improvement allowances across large-scale national developments — while operating under a unique embedded contractor model, fully…
Watson Attorneys managed the conveyancing aspects of a two-step corporate restructure
Utilising the rollover relief provisions under sections 42 (asset-for-share) and 45 (intra-group transaction) of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962, Watson Attorneys managed the conveyancing aspects of a two-step corporate restructure, to transfer a Cape Town property (carried at…
Sale of Permoseal to Arkema – covering all conveyancing and property aspects
On 1 July 2022, Arkema finalised the acquisition of Permoseal in South Africa, with Watson Attorneys successfully completing simultaneous conveyancing registrations across a seven-site, multi-provincial property portfolio. On 1 July 2022, Arkema finalised the acquisition of Permoseal in South Africa,…