Delivering a client focused,
innovative & practical legal service.
We strive to add meaningful value to our clients in whatever legal or commercial challenge they face.
Hay & Scott Attorneys commenced business in 2003 at Redlands Estate, Pietermaritzburg, KZN. The firm is a medium-sized law firm offering a client-centered specialised legal service.
Our experienced complement of attorneys are equipped to offer an extensive range of legal services in order to meet our clients’ diverse requirements. The firm is cohesively structured in order to enable its various dedicated departments to seamlessly synchronise complex legal solutions to suit our clients’ individual requirements.
Our business model is centered around providing a comprehensive legal service that is efficient, relevant and accurate.
Our core objective is to ensure that our service remains current, reliable, innovative and practical. In fulfilling this objective we strive to add meaningful value to our clients in whatever legal or commercial challenge they face.
Our comprehensive list of legal services include the following
Private Indivudual
Litigation
Family Law
Property & Conveyancing
Business Law
Estates, Wills and
Trust Planning
Labour Law
Corporate & Commercial
Litigation
Transactional
Corporate transactions
Insolvency and Business Rescue
Information Technology Law
Insurance
Agricultural
Our Team of Attorneys
Click on each individual to learn more about them
Paul Simon
Hay
Partner
Roderick Farmer
Brent
Partner
Jeremy Frank
Capon
Partner
Anthony Luke
Kaufman
Partner
Grant Douglas Williams
Senior Associate
Simon Rory Pennefather
Senior Associate
Michaela Amy Kinsley
Senior Associate
Katelyn Marie McFarlane
Senior Associate
Sadiyyah
Paruk
Associate
Jamie
Flemmer
Associate
Tatenda Dennis Chadya
Legal Advisor
Careers at Hay & Scott
Apply for a position as a candidate attorney or to be part of our professional or secretarial staff.
Contact Us
Top Floor, 3 Highgate Drive, Redlands Estate,
1 George MacFarlane Lane,
Pietermaritzburg,
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
P.O. Box 12000,
Dorpspruit, 3206
Docex 26, Pietermaritzburg
033 342 4800
Paul Simon Hay – Partner
High School attended:
Maritzburg College
University degrees :
B.A. LLB
Alma mater:
UNP
Date Admitted :
5 February 1996
Admitted as:
Attorney
Area of practice:
Commercial Agreements, Litigation Civil (High Court), Company Law, Corporate and Individual Restructuring, Insurance Law, Trust Law and Administration of Deceased Estates
Additional qualifications or certificates:
Right of Appearance in High Court
Roderick Farmer Brent – Partner
High School attended:
Ferrum High School, Newcastle
University degrees :
LLB
Alma mater:
UKZN
Date Admitted :
10 February 2012
Admitted as:
Attorney
Area of practice:
Commercial Law, Litigation, Insolvency and Trust Law
Additional qualifications or certificates:
Right of Appearance in High Court
Jeremy Frank Capon – Partner
High School attended:
Maritzburg College
University degrees :
LLB (cum laude) 2010
Alma mater:
UKZN
Date Admitted :
28 June 2013
Admitted as:
Attorney
Area of practice:
Commercial Agreements, Civil Litigation (High Court), Arbitration, Trust Law, Administration of Estates, and Company Law
Additional qualifications or certificates:
Right of Appearance in High Court
Diana Oliwia Pęczak – Partner
High School attended:
Wykeham Collegiate
University degrees :
Bachelor of Arts Criminology (2011), Bachelor of Laws (2013)
Alma mater:
UNISA
Date Admitted :
Attorney: 13 Jan 2015, Notary: 7 Dec 2015,
Conveyancer: 5 Feb 2016
Admitted as:
Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public
Area of practice:
Property Law
Anthony Luke Kaufmann – Partner
High School attended:
Maritzburg College
University degrees :
BA (History and Law) LLB
Alma mater:
Rhodes University
Date Admitted :
February 2016
Admitted as:
Attorney
Area of practice:
Commercial Agreements, Litigation Civil (High Court), Company Law, Corporate and Individual Restructuring, Insurance Law, Trust Law and Administration of Deceased Estates
Additional qualifications or certificates:
Right of Appearance in High Court
Grant Douglas Williams – Senior Associate
High School attended:
Glenwood Boys High School
University degrees :
Degree: B.Proc
Alma mater:
UNISA
Admitted as:
Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public
Date Admitted :
Attorney: 8 November 2002, Conveyancer: 8 January 2008, Notary: 7 October 2008
Area of practice:
Property Law, Notarial Practice, High Court Right of Appearance
Additional qualifications or certificates:
Right of Appearance in High Court
Simon Rory Pennefather – Senior Associate
High School attended:
Maritzburg College
University degrees :
BCom, LLB
Alma mater:
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Date Admitted :
February 2017
Area of practice:
Commercial Law, Litigation, Trust Law, IT Law, Trade Mark and Copyright Law
Michaela Amy Kinsley – Associate
High School attended:
St Dominic’s Academy, Newcastle
University degrees :
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB)
Alma mater:
Rhodes University
Date Admitted :
21 February 2020
Admitted as:
A legal Practitioner (Attorney), High Court Rights of Appearance
Area of practice:
Litigation, Family Law, Debt Collection, Insolvency
Katelyn Marie McFarlane – Associate
High School attended:
Carter High School
University degrees :
LLB (2011)
Alma mater:
UKZN (Pietermaritzburg)
Date Admitted :
Attorney – 27 November 2015
Conveyancer- 19 October 2018
Admitted as:
Attorney and Conveyancer
Area of practice:
Property Law
Chelsea Fay Strachan – Associate
High School attended:
The Wykeham Collegiate
University degrees :
Bachelor of Commerce in Law (BCom Law) and Bachelor of Law (LLB)
Alma mater:
University of Pretoria
Date Admitted :
11 March 2022
Admitted as:
Legal Practitioner (Attorney)
Area of practice:
Civil Litigation, Family Law, Debt Collection, Insolvency
Sadiyyah Paruk – Associate
University degrees :
Bachelor of Law (LLB)
Alma mater:
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Date Admitted :
20 March 2023
Admitted as:
Legal Practitioner (Attorney)
Area of practice:
Civil Litigation, Family Law, Criminal Law, Insolvency
Jamie Flemmer – Associate
High School attended:
Die Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria
University degrees :
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (cum laude)
Alma mater:
University of Pretoria
Date Admitted :
18 March 2024
Admitted as:
Legal Practitioner (Attorney)
Area of practice:
Civil Litigation, Family Law, Debt Collection, Insolvency
Tatenda Dennis Chadya – Legal Advisor
High School attended:
Chikangwe High School, Karoi, Zimbabwe
University degrees :
B.A. LLB
Alma mater:
UKZN (Pietermaritzburg)
Area of practice:
Conveyancing