Armand Swart

Director

Director, Armand Swart forms part of the Disputes, Investment Funds, Regulatory and Technology & Innovation practice areas. He advises on data privacy; investment funds; commercial transactions; regulatory compliance; and commercial disputes. He is an experienced regulatory lawyer with a focus on data protection, consumer facing laws, payments, financial services, and insurance. Armand advises on commercial aspects, including compliance, disputes, and regulatory investigations. He holds further qualifications in EU data protection law, information program management, and payments.

Armand holds the designations of Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) and Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Armand holds a BA (cum laude), BA Joint Honours (cum laude) and an LLB (magna cum laude) from Rhodes University. Armand was elected as an International Association of Privacy Professionals’ Knowledge Chapter Chair for Cape Town and is currently serving a two-year term.

Years of Experience: 8 years

PRACTICE AREAS

Disputes
Investment Funds
Regulatory
Technology and Innovation

Expertise

Mergers & acquisitions
Investment funds
International transactions
Drafting commercial agreements
Commercial dispute resolution, including litigation
Regulatory issues
Data protection and privacy

Relevant Experience

Armand advises on data privacy; investment funds; commercial transactions; regulatory compliance; and commercial disputes.

Career

BA (cum laude) (Rhodes; top of class for Legal Theory)
BA Joint Honours (cum laude; top of class) (University of Leicester; Rhodes)
LLB (magna cum laude; top of class) (Rhodes)
2015: Candidate Attorney, Werksmans
2017: Associate, Werksmans
2018: UCT Law@Work: CISCA and Hedge Fund Regulations
2019: Senior Associate, Werksmans

Highlights

Elected as a Cape Town's chapter chair of the International Association of Privacy Professionals' | 2023
Re-elected as Cape Town's chapter chair of the International Association of Privacy Professionals' | 2025
Contributes regularly to articles of topical nature namely:
Contributed to the IAPP Global Legislative Predictions for 2024 and 2025 https://iapp.org /resources/article/global-legislative-predictions/
A Swart and N Bashe: No Interest, No Problem: The SCA confirms that the NCA applies to “credit agreements” only
A Swart: POPIA face-off on Facebook: High Court says social media post is unlawful, orders interdict
A Swart and H Lutuli: Back to the Future: What data protection developments were there in 2024, and what lessons should SA businesses take into 2025 and beyond ?
A Swart, R Driman and T Yantolo, Two pots of gold: What you should know about the ‘two-pot’ retirement system
A Swart, R Driman and K Kekana, Breaking the Chains: the Case of Ndwandwe v Trustees of Transnet Retirement Fund and others – A not-so-friendly reminder that a pension fund is not bound by a nomination form
A Swart, M Hlongwna and R Driman, (Insurance) fraud unravels all: The SCA confirms that fraud can lead to the forfeiture of a partly valid and partly fraudulent claim when a policy says so

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