&Legal: Prestige

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Legal Prestige
R200 per month

Get up to R270 000 cover for legal fees per case.

What Solace Core offers your employees
Legal Assist

Legal advice on all personal legal matters (civil, criminal, family). Labour matters excluded.

Debt Assist

Reviewing your current financial position and reconstructing existing budgets for better affordability.

Tax Assist

From registering on eFiling to completing your tax returns (fees apply), we take the toil out of tax.

Trauma Assist

Emergency ambulance response, medical advice and trauma counselling.

TeleTeacher

Educational help to grade 1 – 12 learners countrywide, across all major CAPS subjects.

24/7 Support

Request service anytime, anywhere, using our App, Call Centre, WhatsApp or email.

When would you need legal cover?

The following are some of the situations that may require legal advice and assistance:

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Motor accidents or “third party” claims
  • Personal injury or wrongful death
  • Damage to property
  • Contractual disputes
  • Residential building disputes
  • Defective goods
  • Lease or body corporate complaints
  • Insurance or medical aid claims that are unfairly rejected
  • Wrongful prosecution
What's Included in the Legal Prestige plan
After Hours Bail Emergency Service

If a member is arrested after hours within a metropolitan area, we’ll get a lawyer to you. We can also reimburse you for legal fees on condition you have a justified and valid defence and provided all the conditions of the policy have been met.

Legal Prestige members will, in addition, receive a cash benefit of up to R2 500 to be utilised to pay their bail.

After Hours Emergency Legal Advice

If you are in an emergency or traumatic event such as an accident or an incident that results in a death, you will have access to our after-hours emergency legal advisor. This service is for emergency situations only, and normal day-to-day requirements for legal advice (for example labour or civil matters) will be serviced during office hours only.

Tax advice

We'll help with first time tax and eFiling, and Give advice on all personal tax matters.

We will complete and submit your annual tax return (R450 fee applies)and guide you through a SARS audit

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Completion of your tax returns

Let our expert tax consultants handle your current years' tax return from completion to submission, and dealing with SARS on any queries.

No stress, no confusion, no problem - leave your tax concerns to us.
Services provided by Legal&Tax.

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Debt Assist

We provide unlimited debt and budgeting advice as well as free access to your annual credit report.

We will facilitate debt negotiations, credit report disputes, ID theft and Debt Review.

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Retrenchment Benefit

Main members who have been retrenched from their jobs are entitled to a 6-consecutive month premium holiday on their policy, provided their premiums have been fully paid for the previous 12 months

Unfair Dismissal Benefit

Main members who have been unfairly dismissed from their jobs are entitled to a 6-consecutive month premium holiday on their policy, provided their premiums for this plan have been fully paid for the previous 12 months

Representation at Disciplinary Hearings

Legal representation at disciplinary hearings may be covered within a metropolitan area if your employer consents to you being represented. This benefit is capped at R2 000 per day up to a maximum of R6 000 (3 days).

Maternity Benefit

Mothers taking maternity leave will enjoy a 4-consecutive month premium holiday on their policy as main members, provided their premiums for this plan have been fully paid for the previous 12 months.

UIF Submissions for Maternity Leave Benefit

We will assist you with your Unemployment Insurance Fund submission to the Department of Labour, and with your UIF claims during your maternity leave.

Unopposed Divorce

Covered after we receive 6 consecutive premium payments for this plan and if the divorce is unopposed and both parties are in agreement with regards to the terms of the divorce.

Maintenance

Our team of maintenance lawyers will assist main members with compiling and lodging your maintenance application as well as representing you in court within a metropolitan area and provided the member has paid their premiums for this plan for 12 consecutive months.

Cover on unopposed maintenance applications is capped at R850, and cover on opposed maintenance applications is capped at R3 350.

Exclusive features already added to this plan
TeleTeacher

Educational help for grade 1 – 12 learners countrywide, across all major CAPS (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement) subjects aligned and relevant to both public and private schools, in all major subjects in English and Afrikaans.

Services provided by CIMS.

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Add these exclusive benefits on to your Legal Prestige plan
Dependants

For a small monthly amount, you can add family members to your plan. That way, with the help of Legal&Tax, you never have to worry about your family’s rights.

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Trauma Assist

Help when you need it most. Access private emergency medical response, stabilisation and transportation in medical emergencies.

Telephonic nursing assistance and qualified trauma counsellors available to support you.

Services provided by ER24

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What’s not covered?

The most common exclusions are prior events (i.e. pre-existing matters), business matters, family matters and deliberate criminal acts. 

Read the full policy document detailing the terms, conditions and exclusions. Please remember that even if your matter is not covered, we are always here to help with free advice.

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