Kirsty de Sousa
Kirsty de Sousa is a Professional Support Lawyer in our Real Estate Law practice.
About Kirsty
About Kirsty
Kirsty embarked on her professional journey as a Candidate Attorney at Victor and Partners Attorneys before joining the Standard Bank Financial Consultancy as a Financial Advisor. In 2012 she started her own legal practice.
Kirsty was admitted as an Attorney in 2009 and thereafter as a Notary Public in 2012 and Conveyancer in 2013. In 2021 she joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Professional Support Lawyer.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of South Africa (UNISA)
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2009
- Year of admission as a Notary Public: 2012
- Year of admission as a Conveyancer: 2013
- Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
Languages
- English
About Kirsty
Kirsty embarked on her professional journey as a Candidate Attorney at Victor and Partners Attorneys before joining the Standard Bank Financial Consultancy as a Financial Advisor. In 2012 she started her own legal practice.
Kirsty was admitted as an Attorney in 2009 and thereafter as a Notary Public in 2012 and Conveyancer in 2013. In 2021 she joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Professional Support Lawyer.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of South Africa (UNISA)
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2009
- Year of admission as a Notary Public: 2012
- Year of admission as a Conveyancer: 2013
- Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council
Languages
- English
Experience
Specialised Contract creation and review
Adept at drafting, reviewing, and updating specialised contracts, such as commercial and residential sale and lease agreements, instalment sale agreements, M&A agreements, non-disclosure agreements, notarial bonds, joint venture agreements, company MOI, and various business agreements.
General Conveyancing
Her expertise extended to consolidations and subdivisions, ensuring smooth transactions and compliance with legal regulations exceling in particular in drafting various notarial deeds, including servitudes, notarial tie agreements, and antenuptial contracts, guaranteeing the legal integrity of property transactions.
Sectional Title Register
Involved and instrumental in the opening of the Sectional Title Registers and attending to the transfers of multiple sections.
Property transfers
Involved in both commercial and residential property transfers nationwide.
Registration of servitude
Dealt with drafting and registration of various servitudes for subdivisions and opening of new townships.
Lease agreements
Drafting agreements relevant to property transactions, including, sale of land agreements, sale of letting enterprise agreements, option and sale agreements in respect of agricultural land, lease agreements and long term lease agreements.
Due diligence investigations
Property related due diligence investigations.
General and special notarial bonds
Drafting and registration of general and special notarial bonds.
News
Industry update: SAPOA has submitted exemption applications for asset managers and developers from certain provisions of the Property Practitioners Act
The South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) formally submitted two exemption applications to the Property Practitioners’ Regulatory Authority (PPRA) under the Property Practitioners...
Exemption granted on mandatory disclosure forms for commercial properties
The Property Practitioners’ Regulatory Authority (PPRA) earlier this year granted the South African Property Owners Association (SAPOA) and its members an exemption from the requirement...
The critical role of the South African Deeds Offices in property transactions and common issues that can arise during registration
The 11 South African Deeds Offices play a pivotal role in the country’s immovable property transactions by ensuring the security and legality of immovable property ownership, or rights thereof....
Title deeds are meant to be kept safe, “not for inspiring young pilots”
When you receive your original title deed or notarial deed, especially after making a cash payment without financing through a mortgage bond, you often hear the advice, “ Please take...
Categorisation of property by municipalities of developer stock vacant land
In the recent case of City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and Others v Copperleaf Country Estate (Pty) Ltd and Another (245/2023) ZASCA 69 (3 May 2024), the Supreme Court of...
Understanding the Role of Deeds Offices in South African Property Transactions
Kirsty de Sousa, Professional Support Lawyer in the Real Estate Law practice, joined Jeremy Maggs on Hot 1027 FM to discuss 'Understanding the Role of Deeds Offices in South African...
Empowering women in legal support roles: Episode 3
In this episode these inspirational women speak on fostering mentorship and advocacy and share their proudest moment, career highlights as well as balancing work and life.
Empowering women in legal support roles: Episode 2
In this episode we hear from our guests as they share their unique experiences and perspectives on navigating the legal realm, embracing innovation and disruptions in the legal industry.
Empowering women in legal support roles: Episode 1
Join CDH Conversations for a three-part series on " Empowering women in legal support roles".
Mortgage Bonds 101 for first time buyers
Join Real Estate Law practice Associate Suné Kruger, and Professional Support Lawyer Kirsty de Sousa, as they talk about mortgage bonds, explaining the purpose of bonds and the procedure...
