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Justin Duarte obtained his BCom Law degree and Post Graduate LLB with distinction from the University of Pretoria. A member of the Golden Key committee, Deans Merit List and the recipient of the South African Society for Labour Law Prize for best student in labour law. Currently an associate in the Construction litigation team.

Years of Experience: 3 years

Construction & Engineering

  • Disputes
  • Insolvency
  • Mining
  • Construction

  • One year of experience obtained through the first year of articles in the Banking and Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions practice areas.
  • Two years of experience in disputes with a focus on construction, insolvency and mining disputes

  • Bcom Law, University of Pretoria, 2021
  • LLB, University of Pretoria, 2023

  • Authored the article “ESG, the key to sustaining the construction sector?” which was published by BusinessBrief

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]]> Salome Rankapole https://werksmans.com/team-members/salome-rankapole/ Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:28:04 +0000 https://www.werksmans.online/?post_type=gs_team&p=18573 Salome is an Associate in the Construction and Engineering practice area. Years of Experience: 5 Years (inclusive of articles). Construction & Engineering Insolvency & Business Rescue Liquidations Business Rescue Sequestrations and Debt Recovery Your Content Goes Here Bachelor of Laws, Nelson Mandela University (2018) Your Content Goes Here [...]

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Salome is an Associate in the Construction and Engineering practice area.

Years of Experience: 5 Years (inclusive of articles).

  • Construction & Engineering
  • Insolvency & Business Rescue

  • Liquidations
  • Business Rescue
  • Sequestrations and Debt Recovery

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]]> Rebecca Plekker https://werksmans.com/team-members/rebecca-plekker/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:48:56 +0000 https://www.werksmans.online/?post_type=gs_team&p=18468 Rebecca Plekker is a Senior Associate in the in the Arbitration; Construction & Engineering and Dispute Resolution practice areas. She specialises in matters related to commercial dispute resolution; contract dispute resolution; building, construction and engineering dispute resolution; insurance law; administrative law; procurement law; domestic arbitrations and mediations; and High Court litigation. Construction [...]

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Rebecca Plekker is a Senior Associate in the in the Arbitration; Construction & Engineering and Dispute Resolution practice areas. She specialises in matters related to commercial dispute resolution; contract dispute resolution; building, construction and engineering dispute resolution; insurance law; administrative law; procurement law; domestic arbitrations and mediations; and High Court litigation.

  • Construction & Engineering
  • Disputes

  • Matters related to commercial dispute resolution
  • Contract dispute resolution
  • Building, construction and engineering dispute resolution
  • Insurance law
  • Administrative law
  • Procurement law
  • Domestic arbitrations and mediations
  • High Court litigation

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  • Post graduate certificate in Construction and Engineering Law
  • Admitted as an Attorney, 2021
  • LLB (University of Pretoria)
  • BA(LLB) (University of Pretoria)

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]]> Jonathan Behr https://werksmans.com/team-members/jonathan-behr/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:44:26 +0000 https://www.werksmans.online/?post_type=gs_team&p=10123 Jonathan Behr is a Director in the Infrastructure, Energy and Projects Practice. His practice covers project development, construction and financing transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Jonathan also advises clients in energy and infrastructure sectors on a range of transactional and general corporate matters, due diligence investigations and joint ventures. Years of Experience: [...]

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Jonathan Behr is a Director in the Infrastructure, Energy and Projects Practice. His practice covers project development, construction and financing transactions in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Jonathan also advises clients in energy and infrastructure sectors on a range of transactional and general corporate matters, due diligence investigations and joint ventures.

Years of Experience: 12 years

  • Banking & Finance
  • Construction & Engineering
  • Infrastructure & Energy

Commercial

    • Infrastructure, Energy & Projects
    • Project Finance
    • Construction

  • Advised the Anthem/Seller on the first project financed wheeling solar PPA in the South African market using the traditional wheeling with Eskom whereby the offtaker was Harmony Gold.
  • Advised the Anthem/Seller on the first project financed wheeling wind PPA in the South African market using the traditional wheeling with Eskom for the production of green hydrogen at Sasol’s Sasolburg operations, through a wheeling arrangement under a 20 year power purchase agreement with Sasol South Africa Limited.
  • Advised Discovery Green on their establishment as a licensed energy trader with NERSA.
  • Advised a bidder in respect of Vodacom’s procurement of renewable energy under a virtual wheeling arrangement.
  • Advised the lenders in respect of the financing of a large scale solar PV facility in the Free State Province under a traditional wheeling arrangement with Eskom.
  • Advised the IPP/seller in respect of the development of circa 420MW Wind Farm cluster in the Western Cape which included a traditional wheeling PPA with NOA a licensed energy trader.
  • Advised the lenders in respect of the financing of the Bela Bela solar PV facility under a traditional wheeling arrangement with Eskom.
  • The offtakers in relation to the various traditional wheeling PPAs in respect of major mining houses and trader based PPAs.
  • The contractor/turbine supplier in respect of the construction of the Overberg Wind Farm developed by Red Rocket.
  • The sponsors/sellers in relation to the development and construction of wind power generation facilities of 140MW each to supply energy on a traditional wheeled basis to various offtakes including Sibanye Stillwater Limited and Richards Bay Minerals, including the construction of these projects on a split contract basis.
  • The lenders/sponsors/IPPs in respect of various wind and solar projects under the South African REIPPP Procurement Programme.

  • Admitted as an Attorney, 2009
  • LLM, University of Johannesburg, 2008
  • LLB, University of Johannesburg, 2006
  • BCom, University of Johannesburg, 2004

  • Ranked as a highly regarded practitioner by IFLR 1000 | Energy & Infrastructure | Project Finance | 2018 – 2022, 2024 – 2025
  • Ranked as a rising star practitioner by IFLR 1000 | 2017 | Project Finance
  • Ranked as “up and coming” practitioner for Infrastructure, Energy & Projects by Chambers Global (2017 – 2020).
  • Named as a recommended lawyer in Projects and Infrastructure by The Legal 500 (2025)

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]]> Jacques van Wyk https://werksmans.com/team-members/jacques-van-wyk/ Sat, 12 Apr 2025 08:33:42 +0000 https://www.werksmans.online/?post_type=gs_team&p=10106 Jacques van Wyk is a Director and Team Leader specializing in employment law. He advises in the Employment Practice area. He has over 29 years’ experience in all aspects of employment law and employment litigation – including corporate restructures; commercial employment transactions arising during mergers and acquisitions; executive employee terminations of employment; acting in [...]

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Jacques van Wyk is a Director and Team Leader specializing in employment law. He advises in the Employment Practice area. He has over 29 years’ experience in all aspects of employment law and employment litigation – including corporate restructures; commercial employment transactions arising during mergers and acquisitions; executive employee terminations of employment; acting in employment law disputes and litigation at Bargaining Councils, the CCMA, Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court, High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and private arbitrations; chairing disciplinary hearings, conducting investigations into alleged harassment in the workplace, conducting investigations into alleged corruption and fraud in the workplace, acting as employer representative in internal disciplinary or grievance procedures, drafting employment contracts, letters of appointment, employer codes and procedures, restraint ot trade agreements, acting in restraint to trade disputes. Jacques also has deep experience conducting employment law compliance audits; due diligence investigations; and occupational health and safety compliance audits.

Years of Experience: 29 years

  • Construction & Engineering
  • Employment

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Employment
  • Construction and Engineering

Advised / Represented / Acted on behalf of:

  • Astron Energy in respect of a wide-range of employment law matters and litigation, ranging from restructuring exercises to wage exemption applications to Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court litigation. A recent matter involved representing Astron Energy in respect of winning an appeal at the Labour Court applied for by a former employee of Astron based on his dismissal for using bursary funds for personal expenses.
  • General Motors / Isuzu as local counsel in the due diligence relating to the sale by General Motors SA (Pty) Ltd of its Isuzu light commercial vehicle business.  He undertook and oversaw the entire Employment Law and Occupational Health and Safety Due Diligence
  • PRASA Metrorail in its successful challenge to the dispute raised by its former Senior Financial Manager when he challenged his dismissal at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (Cape Town).  The matter related to his alleged failure to comply with the provisions of PRASA’s Procurement Policy, the PFMA and directives issued by the South African National Treasury
  • Environmental Resource Management Services when it embarked on a  restructuring of its operations.  He provided advice on all aspects of same including the process to be followed and the restructuring agreements which were concluded with certain employees in terms of which they would exit the business voluntarily.  He advised on all aspects of said negotiations, participated in same and prepared all the exit agreements.
  • EY in regard to one of their client’s disputes with the head of its South African operations.  He advised EY on and managed the performance management process and ultimate termination of employment of the employee on agreed terms.  He also advised on the removal of the employee as a director of the South African operations.
  • PwC in relation to the Vrystaat Munisipale Pensioenfonds (“Find”) of which PwC was the curator following financial irregularities by the principal member.
  • Steinhoff International Holdings on a range of employment law matters relating to the removal of executives following on accounting irregularities and the transfer of employees from client to other entities.

  • LLB, University of Cape Town, 1992
  • BA, University of Cape Town, 1990
  • Admitted as an Attorney, 1995
  • Director, Cliffe Dekker, 1999 – 2008
  • Director, ENS, 2008 – 2009
  • Director, Werksmans, 2009

  • Ranked lawyer (Band 4) by Chambers Global | 206 | Employment
  • Appointed as Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at UCT  | 2024
  • Ranked lawyer (Band 4) by Chambers Global | 2017 – 2022, 2024 & 2025 | Employment
  • Named as a recommended lawyer by Legal 500 | 2010 – 2014, 2024 | Labour and Employment
  • Named as a recommended lawyer (2008) and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Labour and Employee   Benefits by PLC Which Lawyer
  • Named as an endorsed lawyer in Labour and Employee Benefits by PLC Which Lawyer
  • Recognition in Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice as part of the 2020 Best Lawyers public release with Business Day
Authorships
  • Appointed as Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at UCT | 2024
  • Ranked lawyer (Band 4) by Chambers Global | 2017 – 2022, 2024 & 2025 | Employment
  • Named as a recommended lawyer by Legal 500 | 2010 – 2014, 2024 | Labour and Employment
  • Named as a recommended lawyer (2008) and an endorsed lawyer (2011) in Labour and Employee Benefits by PLC Which Lawyer
  • Named as an endorsed lawyer in Labour and Employee Benefits by PLC Which Lawyer
  • Recognition in Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice as part of the 2020 Best Lawyers public release with Business Day
  • Co-authored: Labour Law in Action – A hands on guide to the LRA (Maskew Miller Longman – ISBN 0636033325)
  • Employer ordered to pay compensation for failing to adequately investigate sexual harassment complaints
  • Evidential crossroads: Navigating hearsay evidence in CCMA proceedings
  • Navigating the termination of conditional offers of employment: What employers need to know
  • Striking a balance: The impact of strike violence on protected strikes
  • New Earnings Threshold
  • Employment Equity Act: Draft Regulations on Proposed Sectoral Numerical Targets
  • The downside to a side hustle – moonlighting, conflicts of interest and the law
  • No time for dark humour in the workplace – Load shedding is no joke!!
  • Making the dies count
  • Consequences of employees misrepresenting their qualifications and professional memberships
  • Religious freedom and operational requirements: which one should prevail?
  • Taking stock of collective misconduct
  • Previous renewal does not automatically constitute an expectation of re-renewal
  • Testing the reliability of breathalyser tests
  • When is an instruction to work overtime unlawful and unenforceable?
  • What does a medical certificate prove?
  • What does it mean to give a “months’ notice?
  • Employees beware: the enforceability of zero-tolerance policies in the workplace
  • The transferability and enforceability of restraint of trade agreements
  • Increase to BCEA earnings threshold
  • An employer’s obligation to comply with their own policies
  • Severance pay is not always due when dismissed for operational requirements
  • The importance of witness testimony when seeking to rely on electronic evidence
  • Dismissal as an appropriate sanction for workplace bullying
  • A reminder to employers: Duties in relation to recovering funds misappropriated by employees
  • Loadshedding – what should employers know?
  • Invitation for written representations regarding the national minimum wage
  • Offers of employment – don’t take risks
  • Resignation terminates contract of employment and cannot be withdrawn, unless employer consents thereto
  • Protest Code: Protest Action to Promote or Defend Socio-Economic Interests of Workers
  • Contractors, copyright and computer programs – what should business owners know?
  • Normal retirement age versus agreed retirement age
  • Derivative misconduct in the workplace
  • Representation and trade union membership
  • National Health Act update
  • The management of COVID-19 in the workplace
  • Update: Prevention and Elimination of Harassment in the Workplace
  • Continuously raising grievances in the workplace held to be a fair ground for dismissal
  • Employees signing mutual separation agreements under duress
  • Claims by employee for costs of Covid-19 tests cannot be referred to the CCMA
  • Compensation for employees who experience injuries, illness or death as a result of the Covid-19 vaccine
  • Dismissal for intimidation and accusations of racism against fellow employee held to be fair and appropriate

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]]> Dewald van den Berg https://werksmans.com/team-members/dewald-van-den-berg/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:57:13 +0000 https://www.werksmans.online/?post_type=gs_team&p=10004 Dewald van den Berg is a Director in our Business Crimes & Investigations, Construction and Engineering and Insolvency & Business Rescue practice areas. He specialises in Civil and Commercial Litigation ranging from Business Crimes & Investigations, including insurance claims; Construction & Engineering; Contract law (e.g. breach of contract, damages claims); Company law (e.g. fiduciary [...]

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Dewald van den Berg is a Director in our Business Crimes & Investigations, Construction and Engineering and Insolvency & Business Rescue practice areas. He specialises in Civil and Commercial Litigation ranging from Business Crimes & Investigations, including insurance claims; Construction & Engineering; Contract law (e.g. breach of contract, damages claims); Company law (e.g. fiduciary duties, removal of directors, shareholder meetings and disputes); Trust law (e.g. trustees’ fiduciary duties, beneficiaries’ rights and claims); Property law disputes and Insolvency and Business Rescue.

  • Business Crimes & Investigations
  • Construction & Engineering
  • Insolvency & Business Rescue

  • Civil and commercial litigation (including urgent applications)
  • Civil and commercial arbitration

  • Advised / Represented / Acted on behalf of: a JSE listed company’s Zambia operations in successfully opposing proceedings for an injunction (interdict) in the Zambian High Court
  • JSE-listed company in unlawful competition proceedings and negotiated favourable settlement agreement
  • successfully concluded arbitration proceedings in terms of section 163 of the New Companies Act 71 of 2008 in favour of home owners and members of prestigious golf and country estate against the Developer
  • developer of prestigious housing development in Vaal Triangle against group of members and home owners
  • Canadian professional in successfully claiming payment for services rendered against the Department of Trade and Industry;
  • JSE listed company in property related dispute pertaining to Local Government Ordinance and claim for compensation

  • LLB (University of Cape Town)
  • 2012: Director, Werksmans
  • 2024 – Certificate of attendance for the Construction and Engineering Law course (WITS)

  • Represented a JSE listed company’s Zambia operations in successfully opposing proceedings for an injunction (interdict) in the Zambian High Court;
  • Represented a JSE listed company in arbitration proceedings and negotiated favourable settlement agreement;
  • Successfully concluded arbitration proceedings in terms of section 163 of the New Companies Act 71 of 2008 in favour of home owners and members of prestigious golf and country estate against the Developer;
  • Represented JSE listed company in property related dispute pertaining to Local Government Ordinance and claim for compensation.

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]]> Deon Griessel https://werksmans.com/team-members/deon-griessel/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:51:55 +0000 https://www.werksmans.online/?post_type=gs_team&p=10000 Deon Griessel is a Director in the Banking & Finance; Construction & Engineering and Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas. He specialises in project finance; construction and engineering agreements; exchange control matters; mergers & acquisitions; and drafting and advising on a wide variety of commercial agreements (including structuring of share transactions; lease agreements; and [...]

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Deon Griessel is a Director in the Banking & Finance; Construction & Engineering and Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions practice areas. He specialises in project finance; construction and engineering agreements; exchange control matters; mergers & acquisitions; and drafting and advising on a wide variety of commercial agreements (including structuring of share transactions; lease agreements; and property-related agreements). Deon has advised on the preparation of numerous FIDIC-based contracts, EPC documentation and other engineering contracts for major clients in relation to the design and construction of various plants; mines; power stations; and related infrastructure.

For Deon’s comprehensive biography click here

  • Banking & Finance
  • Construction & Engineering
  • Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Technology & Innovation

  • Project finance
  • Construction and engineering agreements
  • Exchange control matters
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Drafting and advising on a wide variety of commercial agreements including:
  • Structuring of share transactions
  • Lease agreements
  • Property-related agreements

  • Advised on the preparation of numerous FIDIC based contracts, EPC documentation and other engineering contracts for Cronimet Chrome Mining, Taurus Gold, Dynamic Instruments, PG Glass, Glencore, Bateman Group and others in relation to the design and construction of various plants, mines, power stations and related infrastructure. Advised clients on FIDIC‑based EPC and engineering contracts relating to, amongst others, the Kusile Power Station the Medupe Power Station, together with mines in the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.
  • Advised on the preparation of EPC and O&M contracts for SunEdison, Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Barloworld in connection with various solar energy plants, wind farms and a proposed gas fuelled power station in Mozambique, respectively.
  • Represented Jidong Development Group, China in the proposed construction of a cement clinker production line in Thabazimbi RSA and in relation to its proposed new cement factory in Zambia.
  • Represented Pan African Resources PLC, Universal Coal PLC and Glencore in relation to several projects ancillary to gold retreatment, coal mining and synthetic fuel plants, respectively.
  • Represented SunEdison Energy Southern Africa Proprietary Limited and others as major shareholder, developer, EPC Contractor, O&M Contractor and sponsors to Firefly Investments 230 (RF) (Pty) Ltd in respect of a cross border project finance transaction for a solar energy project at Boshoff in round two of the IPP Procurement Programme.
  • Advised Cullinan Mill Extension Project on NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract with Activity Schedule between Cullinan Diamond Mine and MDM Technical Africa.
  • Represented Cobra Energia of Spain regarding the proposed erection of concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in South Africa.
  • Advised NuPlanet regarding proposed hydro plant at Stortemelk Dam.
  • Advised Xstrata on its Tswelopele Infrastructure Development Contract in Rustenburg area.
  • Advised ABB Spain regarding issues relating to solar plant.
  • Advised local banks on the funding of greenfields ferrochrome mine and plant erected by International Ferrometals.

  • BLC (University of Pretoria)
  • LLB (University of Pretoria)
  • LLM (University of Johannesburg)
  • 1999: Director, Werksmans

  • Recommended as a lawyer in Projects and Infrastructure by The Legal500 (2017 – 2021, 2024).

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]]> Boitumelo Rammala https://werksmans.com/team-members/boitumelo-rammala/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:51:51 +0000 https://www.werksmans.online/?post_type=gs_team&p=9974 Boitumelo Rammala is a Director in the Construction & Engineering and Dispute Resolution practice area as well as Dispute Resolution at Werksmans, where she also contributes her expertise to the Technology and Innovation practice group. She specialises in dispute resolution within construction and engineering law and also has a general commercial and/or civil litigation [...]

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Boitumelo Rammala is a Director in the Construction & Engineering and Dispute Resolution practice area as well as Dispute Resolution at Werksmans, where she also contributes her expertise to the Technology and Innovation practice group. She specialises in dispute resolution within construction and engineering law and also has a general commercial and/or civil litigation experience representing a diverse range of clients including clients in the telecommunications, technology, healthcare, sectional titles and retail sectors. She has been involved in a number of matters in her area of specialty in the context of both alternative dispute resolution and court proceedings.

Years of Experience: 7 years (PQE)

  • Construction & Engineering
  • Technology & Innovation

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Construction & Engineering disputes
  • Property disputes (including disputes relating to Sectional Titles)
  • Shareholder/Director disputes
  • Lease disputes
  • General commercial and contractual disputes

Advises on:

  • High Court litigation
  • Alternative dispute resolution (Arbitrations, mediations, expert determinations and adjudications)

  • Certificate in Data Protection and Privacy. University of Cape Town, 2023
  • Certificate in Advanced Course in Construction Contract Law, University of Pretoria (Enterprise), 2020
  • Admitted as an Attorney, 2018
  • LLB, University of the Witwatersrand, 2016

  • Listed as a recommended attorney in Construction in Legal 500 2024 rankings.

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]]> Jennifer Smit https://werksmans.com/team-members/jennifer-smit/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 04:31:20 +0000 https://www.werksmans.online/?post_type=gs_team&p=9893 Jennifer Smit is a Director and has significant experience in construction and engineering; administrative law; insolvency law; general contractual claims and recoveries of a general commercial nature, and lease and property disputes. Her administration and review-related work is founded in various sectors from mining and oil & gas to hospital IT, infrastructure and horse [...]

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Jennifer Smit is a Director and has significant experience in construction and engineering; administrative law; insolvency law; general contractual claims and recoveries of a general commercial nature, and lease and property disputes. Her administration and review-related work is founded in various sectors from mining and oil & gas to hospital IT, infrastructure and horse racing. Jennifer had many years’ grounding in insolvency and recoveries law and considerable experience in execution, including recognition of arbitration awards and foreign enforcement in China and Africa. She has extensive High Court and private arbitration experience and has been involved in several major local and international arbitrations, including ICC, AFSA and private arbitrations.

Years of Experience: 19 years

  • Construction & Engineering
  • Disputes
  • Insolvency & Business Rescue

  • Liquidations / Sequestrations / Business rescue
  • Enquiries in insolvent estates
  • Litigation in insolvent estates
  • Building and construction law disputes and advice
  • Property disputes and interdicts
  • Commercial recoveries
  • Sale and lease disputes
  • Law of delict and contract
  • High Court actions and applications
  • Arbitrations and alternative dispute resolution, including mediation
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Review proceedings and administrative law
  • Substantial trial and application experience
  • e-discovery processes

  • Liquidations, money judgments and contractual claims;
  • Recovery prospects, strategic guidance and advice from inception of disputes;
  • High court and private arbitral proceedings
  • Proceedings involving experts;
  • Risk avoidance / assessment; strategic advice and contractual dispute resolution in all sectors including construction & engineering, mining, retail, IT and banking;
  • Strategic guidance through complex business rescue-related share-holder disputes;
  • Institution of proceedings in foreign jurisdictions; and
  • Recognition of foreign enforcement of awards, recovery and execution.
Advised / Represented / Acted on behalf of:
  • Successfully acted for an international mining house in ICC proceedings against two foreign national entities in the People’s Republic of China for substantial claims relating to defective engineering equipment; proceedings have subsequently been successfully instituted for the recognition and enforcement of those claims in the PRC
  • Successfully defended over R300million claims in FIDIC construction dispute from Contractor;
  • Successfully claimed on significant construction guarantee claims in contentious matters
  • Acted for major international traders in relation to substantial arbitration proceedings concerning oil trade and storage
  • Successfully assisted a large IT infrastructure company into and out of business rescue with resultant success and preservation of business and jobs
  • Acted for major international traders in relation to substantial arbitration proceedings relating to oil trade and storage

  • Certificate in Construction & Engineering Law (cum laude), University of Witwatersrand, 2024
  • AIPSA Dip Insolvency Law (cum laude), University of Johannesburg, 2020
  • CEDR Accredited Mediator, March 2020
  • Certificate of Mediator Accreditation, Conflict Dynamics, 2019
  • Certificate of Attendance of Arbitration in Construction Industry Course, University of Pretoria,  2017
  • Certificate of Attendance of FIDIC Training Course for Legal Practitioners, 2013
  • AIPSA Dip Insolvency Law (cum laude), University of Johannesburg
  • Admitted as an Attorney, 2005
  • LLB, Rhodes University, 2002
  • BA (Philosophy and Law), Rhodes University, 2000

  • Ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global: Construction Band 4 (2026);
  • Appointed as a Commissioner of the Small Claims Court (2025);
  • Ranked as a recommended lawyer by Legal 500: Construction and Dispute Resolution (2024);
  • Ranked as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global: Construction Band 2 (2024);
  • Listed as a leading practitioner in Who’s Who Legal: Commercial Litigation (2022 – 2023);
  • Attorney with Right of Appearance in terms of section 4(2) of the Right of Appearance Act 62 of 1995 since 2015;
  • SARIPA member since 2011

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