30 June 2020 |
In the 2020 PMR.africa annual provincial survey assessing the top legal firms in province, a random, provincial sample of CEOs, MDs, business owners, company directors and managers and government officials based in the KwaZulu-Natal Province rated the legal firms. Respondents rated the legal firms against the following criteria on a scale of 1.00 - 5.00; where 1.00 = poor; and 5.00 = outstanding: Companies/institutions that have done most to enhance economic growth and development of the KwaZulu-Natal Province.
2020 saw Cox Yeats achieve the remarkable distinction of being the highest rated law firm in KwaZulu-Natal in the PMR.africa survey for the Business Sector: Law Firms. This is the first time the firm has achieved the Diamond Arrow Award in this provincial category, where the ratings of corporate KwaZulu-Natal placed Cox Yeats in first position and rated it an “outstanding” law firm in the provincial survey.
“We are honoured and humbled to have received this award and owe this recognition to our clients and to the commitment of our professionals and support staff,” said Managing Partner, Michael Jackson.
Cox Yeats is also consistently rated one of SA’s Top Law Firms in the Annual PMR.africa national survey, and has for the third consecutive year, received the PMR.africa Diamond Arrow Award for the No.1. rated law firm in South Africa in the category: medium-sized law firms in SA.
Seven of the firm’s senior attorneys are ranked by BEST LAWYERS as leaders in their fields, being a clear indication of the high calibre of legal professionals who are part of this growing specialist boutique law firm. Many of the firm’s professionals are listed in top legal publications and various industry-specific guides to the world’s leading lawyers.
Specialist boutique law firm, Cox Yeats, offers clients knowledge and expertise based on more than 55 years of legal experience, with talent from diverse backgrounds, far reaching experience in their fields of expertise and a personalised approach of building relationships with clients, getting to know them and the problems that they are facing, and getting to know their business objectives as a whole in order to effectively deal with their legal affairs in the context of their overall requirements. We don’t have a one size fits all approach. Instead, we find the best solution for each situation,” Jackson explains.
Cox Yeats is a specialist boutique law firm with a wealth of experience and expertise balanced with dynamic and innovative solutions. Specialists in: Corporate & Natural Resources; Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure; Property Services; Information Technology & IT; Maritime & International Trade; Insurance; Labour; and Insolvency & Business Rescue Law.