Welcome to Lionel Murray Schwormstedt & Louw Attorneys

Servicing our clients with diligence and integrity since 1951.

About Us

We are best known for our specialisation in media law. We were founded in 1951 by the Lionel Garner Murray. Not long after qualifying as an attorney, Lionel joined the allied forces in the Second World War, which he ended in 1945 holding the rank of major and where earned a military cross and bar for bravery. He started this firm a few years later.
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Our Services

01

Media and Entertainment Law

We are internationally renowned in the fields of media and entertainment law, from traditional print media to the modern digital forms.
02

Commercial Law

LMSL provides a wide range of commercial work with specialisation in the fields of information technology, property development and financial services.
03

Litigation, Commercial Personal & Injury

LMSL provides the full spectrum of litigation services, from commercial litigation to personal injury claims and business rescue and liquidation proceedings.
04

Conveyancing, Development and Property Law

Our conveyancing department does the normal range of property transfers of personal, commercial and agricultural property as well as assisting clients who are developers.
05

Insolvency and Business Rescue

Over and above the litigation aspect of the insolvency and business rescue work, we also assist in the process of winding up of insolvent estates.
06

Family and Matrimonial Law

This is a specialised part of our litigation service in which we assist clients in all aspects of divorce, maintenance disputes, protection orders and parenting plans.
07

Trusts and estates

We are adept at registering trusts for clients, winding up of estates and serve as independent trustees on trusts created by clients.
08

NGO’s and NPO’s

LMSL has a specialised knowledge of NGO and NPO work, servicing clients in the formation of NPO and NGO structures, the tax registration and governance thereof.