Legal advice in South Africa is broken for ordinary people.
An attorney costs R2,500 to R5,000 per hour. Most won't take small matters at all. Free legal information online is generic and doesn't apply to your situation. So most South Africans facing an HOA dispute, an unfair contract, a body corporate problem, or a consumer complaint face it alone — or give up. Gatvol changes that.
How it works
1. Upload your documents
Letters, contracts, notices, screenshots — even voice recordings of meetings. PDF, Word, images, audio.
2. Get a structured analysis
Facts, the South African law that applies, the assumptions being made, and what still needs an attorney. Every claim cited to a real source.
3. Draft your response
Letters of demand, CSOS complaints, instructions to an attorney, affidavits, even a will — generated from your matter and grounded in SA law.
4. Export and act
Download as PDF or Word. Send it yourself, or walk into an attorney's office already prepared — and pay for their judgement, not their typing.
We refuse to make up the law.
Every legal claim Gatvol makes cites a real, retrievable source — a statute, a regulation, a court judgment, or a CSOS adjudication. Click any citation to open the exact passage it came from. If Gatvol can't find authority for something, it tells you plainly instead of inventing it.
Lawyers around the world — including in South Africa — have been sanctioned for filing AI-hallucinated cases. Gatvol is built from the ground up so that can't happen to you.
Everything you need to prepare a matter
Grounded legal analysis
Facts vs law vs assumptions vs needs-attorney, every line sourced.
10 draft templates
Letter of demand, CSOS complaint, instruction to attorney, affidavit, will, contract, statement, case summary, timeline, generic letter.
Real SA legal research
Search SAFLII, gov.za, CSOS and import authorities straight into your matter.
Audio transcription
Transcribe recorded meetings and interviews, with speaker identification.
Clickable citations
Every source is one click from verification.
Auto-attached SA authorities
The relevant Acts and regulations are added for you. You don't need to know they exist.
For South Africans facing a legal problem
- HOA & body corporate disputes
- Illegal short-term letting
- Unfair contracts
- Consumer complaints
- Employment issues
- Drafting a will
- Small claims
For attorneys & legal consultants
- Structure a client's matter in 10 minutes instead of 2 hours
- Generate first-draft letters and briefs
- Prepare instructions and CSOS applications
- Bill your judgement, not your typing
Pricing
Free
1 matter, try it on a real problem
Pro
Unlimited matters, full research, all templates
Firm
5 seats, high volume, for practices