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Main Practice Areas
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Business Rescue & Insolvency
Forensics
Specialises in:
- commercial litigation
- corporate fraud
- consumer law
- liquidations
- business rescue, structuring of offers of compromise and arrangements
- shareholder/director dispute
- debtor and insolvency recovery actions
- cross border recognition of judgments
- product liability litigation
- corporate governance (Director liability) issues
- issues involving technology law
- internet-related litigation
- trademarks, copyright and unlawful competition disputes
Career:
BCom (UKZN)
LLB (Wits)
Higher Diploma in Company Law (Wits)
Higher Diploma in Tax (Wits)
Diploma in Insolvency Law (RAU)
1993: Director, Werksmans
Highlights:
- Member of
- The Association of Insolvency Practitioners of South Africa (AIPSA)
- A Worldwide Group of Insolvency Practitioners (INSOL)
- Editorial Board of INSOL World, the quarterly journal of INSOL International (2010/2011)
- International Membership Development Committee of INSOL International (2010/2011)
- Named as a recommended lawyer (2007 -2010) and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Restructuring and Insolvency by PLC Which Lawyer
- Has given numerous presentations on the effect of reckless lending by credit providers, consumer protection law, insolvency, business rescue and directors liability
- Regular contributor to the media on the effect of reckless lending by credit providers, consumer protection law, insolvency, business rescue and directors liability
Major Clients & Matters:
- Represented numerous of the larger financial institutions in South Africa in clarifying aspects of the National Credit Act in litigation before the North Gauteng High Court in 2009
- Represented the legal sector at a meeting with the World Bank in relation to insolvency practice and legislation in South Africa. Other key players attending included judges, insolvency practitioners and representatives from the various Masters' offices around the country
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