Legal Disclaimer

1. We are not a law firm

LekkerContracts is a legal document automation service. We are not a firm of attorneys, we are not registered with the Legal Practice Council as a legal practice, and we do not provide legal services as defined in the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014.

Nothing on this website, in a generated document, or in any correspondence from us constitutes legal advice. Using this service does not create an attorney-client relationship and no legal professional privilege attaches to your communications with us.

2. How our templates are maintained

Each template in our library carries a legal review stamp showing who reviewed it, the date from which that version is effective, and the date on which the underlying legislation was last checked. You can see that stamp on the document card, in the generator, and in the footer of every page of the generated PDF.

We monitor amendments to the BCEA, the LRA, POPIA, the Consumer Protection Act, the Rental Housing Act and the sectoral determinations, and update templates when they change. A template's review stamp tells you how current it is.

3. Templates cannot cover every situation

An automated template reflects the common case. It cannot account for a bargaining council agreement that applies to your sector, a company's existing policies, a shareholders' agreement, a collective agreement, a restraint that must be narrowly tailored to a specific market, or facts that only an adviser who knows your business would spot.

• High-value transactions, or agreements where a dispute is already brewing.
• Sectors governed by a bargaining council or a specific sectoral determination.
• Cross-border arrangements, or agreements involving a foreign party or foreign law.
• Anything involving property transfer, wills, trusts, or insolvency.
• Restraints of trade you intend to enforce, which must be reasonable in scope, area and duration.

4. Documents requiring wet ink

Under the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002, most agreements may be signed electronically. Wills, most transfers of immovable property, bills of exchange and long-term leases of land exceeding 20 years fall outside that and require a signature in the manner prescribed by their own legislation.

5. Accuracy of your inputs

The document you receive is only as accurate as the answers you gave. We validate statutory limits where we can — hours of work, notice periods, earnings thresholds, deposit rules — and we warn you when an answer crosses a legal line. We cannot verify names, ID numbers, salaries or property details.

6. When to consult an attorney

Have an admitted attorney review your document before signature where the value is significant, where the other party has legal representation, where a dispute is foreseeable, or where you are unsure whether the template fits your situation. The cost of an hour of review is small compared to the cost of an unenforceable agreement.

7. Limitation

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on a generated document. Our total liability is limited as set out in our Terms & Conditions. This does not limit any liability that cannot be limited in law.