We are a firm of Attorneys, Notaries, Conveyancers and Solicitors of England and Wales, established in April 2013
ABOUT US
Biography
The firm was established by Lynette Cherry-Singh (“Lynette”) in April 2013.
Lynette attained a BProc and LLB degree via correspondence from the University of South Africa in 1999 and 2004 respectively while employed at a pharmaceutical distributor as a Human Resources Officer. She completed her articles of clerkship at van der Westhuizen Attorneys and was admitted as an Attorney on 02 May 2002.
Lynette went on to become a formidable litigation attorney at Moodie and Robertson Attorneys and having adopted a growing penchant for Real Estate, Lynette took the national Conveyancing exam and was duly admitted as a Conveyancer on 11 September 2005. Lynette thereafter took the national Notarial exam and was admitted as a Notary Public on 12 September 2006.
Additionally, Lynette took the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test of England and Wales in June 2009 and is admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales. Lynette was employed at Webber Wentzel from 1 September 2008 until 31 March 2013, pursuant to which Cherry-Singh Incorporated was established.
BEE Status
Lynette Cherry-Singh is the sole Director and Shareholder of Cherry-Singh Attorneys Incorporated. Lynette is a Black female as contemplated by the Black Economic Empowerment Act of 2003 (“BEE”) and accordingly, Cherry-Singh Attorneys Incorporated is wholly Black empowered.
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Accolades
The following are significant matters that Lynette has dealt with:
•Represented a major financial institution in various property acquisitions during 2009.
•Attended to the Transfer of 19 commercial properties disposed off by a major financial institution during 2010 and 2011.
•Assisted with the property aspects of the largest South African merger during 2010 and 2011.
•Assisted with various other property due diligences from 2011 through to 2013.
•Represented a major financial institution in the acquisition of their Pretoria flagship office in 2012.
•Registered long term leases as well as special and general notarial bonds as security for a major financial institution over renewable energy plants and assets.
•Advised independent power producers and financial institutions on land aspects on 4 separate first round renewable energy projects who consequently achieved financial close on 16 November 2012 in terms of the Request for Proposal for the provision of renewable energy by IPPs as issued by the Department of Energy.
•Registered Notarial Bonds in favour of a major financial institution during 2012 and 2013 over Long Term leases over properties upon which renewable energy projects were to be installed as well as over the renewable energy structures such as wind turbines and solar panels.
•Represented a major financial institution and attended to notarial inspections of solar panels in 2013 at a solar farm in De Aar.
•Registered special and general notarial bonds for an international financial institution for a sum reckoned in Australian Dollars.
•Attended to a legal due diligence of a franchise enterprise during 2014.
•Instructed by a major blue chip company in December 2014 to register 15 property transfers in La Lucia. The transfers were duly registered on 02 March 2015.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
At CHERRY-SINGH INCORPORATED we have a fundamental grounding and experience in all areas of law, however we offer bespoke specialist advice in the following areas:
•Attending to property due diligence investigations;
•Checking, prepping and executing of deeds for registration;
•Advising on and drafting of Notarial Tie Agreements and Property Consolidation, subdivision and partition transfers;
•Advising on personal and praedial servitudes and drawing, execution and consequent registration of the applicable Notarial Agreements;
•Advising on, drafting and registration of Antenuptial Contracts and Postnuptial Contracts;
•Attending to notarial authentication of documents;
•Advising on, negotiating and drafting of contracts for the acquisition and sale of immovable property, including commercial, residential and industrial property;
•Attending to the registration of deceased and insolvent estate transfers, as well as general residential and commercial property transfers, including donations, exchange and rectification transfers;
•Drawing of residential and commercial property bond documents and the consequent registration of same;
•Advising on tax implications relating to property transactions;
•Advising and the drafting and preparation of leases and preparing and attending to the registration of long term leases;
•Advising and registration of security in respect of movable and immovable residential and commercial property transactions and in particular Covering Mortgage Bonds, Notarial Bonds, Surety Bonds, Indemnity Bonds;
•Attending to the registration of bond cancellations and various applications as required in terms of the Deeds Registries Act;
•Attending to litigation processes with specific focus on property related matters;
•Advising renewable energy project companies and financiers on land related matters to enable financial close in terms of the Request for Proposal for the provision of renewable energy by independent power producers as issued by the Department of Energy.
