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Campbell Attorneys: Consumer Law, Credit Law, Insolvency Law

Your Boutique Consumer-Centric Legal Practice

Campbell Attorneys’ niche practice areas include consumer law, debt mediation and negotiation, credit law, credit report restoration, reckless credit investigations, general insolvency law, and divorce law. We assist consumers throughout South Africa with matters related to consumer law, credit law, debt mediation, insolvency, and general family law. Our services include the rescission and cancellation of administration orders, emolument attachment orders, and cancellation of the debt review process. Where necessary—and where the consumer has the relevant grounds—we also assist with the rescission of Magistrate and High Court judgments and with credit report restoration. Our debt relief offerings include sequestration (also known as voluntary surrender), debt mediation and negotiation, and rehabilitation after sequestration. We further provide assistance with consumer matters such as the purchase of defective goods or services, disputes relating to consumer agreements, and their termination. In short, our legal practice is focused on the protection, enforcement, and realization of consumer rights as established in South African Insolvency Law, Credit Law, and Consumer Protection Law.

Our Philosophy

We provide honest and transparent advice and solutions, recognizing the sensitivity and complexity of financial distress and impaired credit reports. Our aim is to deliver the best possible outcomes and services, benefiting thousands of consumers throughout South Africa, including expats living abroad.

Legal Fees

Where possible, legal fees are set and disclosed upfront following a preliminary assessment. If legal assistance is provided, fees and payment terms are agreed upon and documented in writing. We also offer the option of monthly fee payments via debit mandate at no extra cost.

Some of our client reviews:

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Beware! Upfront fees for credit repair are unlawful

Credit repair in South Africa has become a formidable industry. Only ten years ago, one needed an attorney to improve one’s credit record.…

What to look out for when shopping for credit

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The right to be issued with a clearance certificate and the cancellation of the debt review process

(as extracted from Nicky Campbell’s Chapter 6, “The consumer’s rights and credit provider’s obligations”, in The Guide to the National Credit Act by…

Debt Mediation and Debt Help

Our attorneys assist with debt negotiation, sequestration, and obtaining debt write-offs. We also provide solutions for over-indebted consumers who either do not wish to undergo debt counselling or cannot afford debt review repayments.

  • Debt Settlement Negotiation

Creditors often allow discounted repayment of old debt. Negotiating a settlement requires acute knowledge of debt collection practices, including the ability to challenge and write off debt that is not lawfully collectible, for example prescribed debt, or unlawful credit agreements. find out more

  • Sequestration and Insolvency

Voluntary sequestration, also known as voluntary surrender or bankruptcy, is an alternative to debt counselling, providing a once-off solution by effectively writing off 80% of the debt. find out more

  • Liquidation of a Company

Liquidation of a company requires a court-approved process to wind up the financially distressed company. Assets are traced, sold, and the proceeds are used to pay creditors first, with any remaining funds distributed to shareholders. Unlike deregistration, it provides a structured resolution under the Companies Act. find out more

  • Reckless Credit Determination

Reckless credit, a concept introduced by the National Credit Act, is designed to protect consumers against unscrupulous credit providers, who ‘push’ credit products onto consumers. Reckless credit is the result, when creditors grant credit without proper affordability checks. This leads to financial distress for consumers, but consumers can challenge such credit.  find out more

Credit Repair and Credit Report Restoration

In terms of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005, you are entitled to a free credit report once a year. We can correct and remove inaccurate or adverse credit listings, such as prescribed debt, paid up judgments and unlawful judgments, and many more from your credit reports as held with credit bureaux, such as Transunion, Experian, XDS and VCCB.

  • Cancellation of Debt Review

Debt counselling can be cancelled and the debt review notice can be removed from your credit reports, even before all accounts are paid up. To qualify, a court application must prove you can resume paying original contractual amounts. The resultant court order notifies credit providers and credit bureaux that the process has been terminated and confirms you are no longer over-indebted, and therefore the debt review notice must be removed from your credit reports. find out more

  • Rehabilitation after Sequestration

If you were were previously declared insolvent through a sequestration order can apply to court for rehabilitation after sequestration. Alternatively, the Insolvency Act allows for automatic rehabilitation after a set period. Once successfully rehabilitated, you regain your financial and legal status, enabling you to enter credit agreements again. find out more

  • Rescission of Administration Orders

To set aside an administration order, an application must be made to the Magistrates’ Court that initially granted the order. The application must prove improved financial circumstances. The court will assess the application and, if satisfied, will issue an order rescinding the administration status, which can then be removed from your credit reports. find out more

  • Rescission and removal of High Court Judgments

A High Court judgment can only be set aside under specific circumstances, and each case requires individual assessment. Typically, rescission applications must prove there was legal error in the granting of the judgment. Tis may include lack of proper notice before the judgment was granted, or an ongoing dispute over the validity of the amount being claimed, and any procedural irregularities in obtaining the judgment. find out more

  • Rescission of Emolument Attachment Orders, aka Garnishees

What is a garnishee order? When can it be set aside? Can a garnishee be reduced?… Find out more

Consumer Rights Protection

The Consumer Protection Act empowers you to take action if you’ve received faulty goods or defective services. Whether it’s a defective product, poor workmanship, or misleading advertising, you have the right to recourse and fair treatment.

  • When the Consumer Act Applies

Who is a consumer? Who can be held accountable in terms of the Consumer Protection Act, for services rendered or goods sold?… Find out more

  • Goods and Services under the Consumer Protection Act

What goods and services are covered by the Consumer Protection Act and also all about transactions as defined by South African consumer law… Find out more

  • Fundamental Consumer Rights

Seven inalienable rights bestowed upon South African consumers, by the Consumer Protection Act, and how these rights can be protected…Find out more

  • Enforcement of consumer rights in respect of defective goods, such as vehicles and second-hand goods.

The Consumer Protection Act defines who is allowed to seek relief from the courts or any other regulatory protection agents, such as the National Consumer Commission and National Consumer Tribunal… find out more

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