Fadia Arnold has a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Labour Law, HR and Industrial Relations (B.Soc.Sci) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB), specializing in labour law in her final year, both obtained from the University of Cape Town (UCT - Dean’s Merit List).Fadia commenced articles in 2009 and was admitted in 2011 as an attorney and has approximately ten years’ experience in general practice litigation, administration of estates, and labour law litigation having appeared nationwide in... Read more

Zainab who is fluent in English obtained a degree in English Literature from Mohammed V University in Morocco. She also speaks fluent Arabic and French. She relocated to South Africa 9 years ago to join her South African husband. Zainab’s immigration background started in 2012 and she joined the Xpatweb team as an Immigration Consultant in April 2020.

Chris Christodoulou is an attorney specializing in aviation law. He has written extensively on the subject and has been a member of the Civil Aviation Appeal Committee for the past 3 years.

André is an admitted attorney who is part of the Tax Legal Team at Tax Consulting SA. He drafts an extensive number of agreements on behalf of clients ensuring that their rights are protected and that the agreements are tax compliant. He regularly represents taxpayers and assists them with their disputes against SARS, encompassing the lodging of objections, suspensions of payment and requests for reasons.He further advises individuals and entities with regard to Voluntary Disclosure... Read more

Portia Samkelisiwe Dlamini was born in a small town Port Shepstone in the lower South Coast. She is a graduate with an LLB Degree from the University of Zululand, where she served at the University’s Law Clinic doing Pro Bono work in helping the community. She also served in the areas of Family Law, Law of Persons, Competition Law, Negotiable Instruments and Criminal Procedure as a Tutor and Student Assistant. She is proudly the first... Read more

Jean Du Toit is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court with a BCom LLB degree from the University of Pretoria and a Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Law from the University of Johannesburg. He has experience in commercial law, litigation and tax law.

He has practised as an attorney and advocate for 20 years, during which he developed a knowledge and interest in medical law. Ian discovered it to be intellectually challenging as it is a dynamic and complex area of the law. His professional interest developed to the point where he decided to do an LLM degree in Medical law and Ethics from the University of Edinburgh. The University has a long tradition of excellence in the... Read more

Sunelle is a Director at Malatji & Co. Attorneys in Sandton. She has 18 years of practise experience. She specialises in Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution with a sharp focus on the regulatory environment in both the Financial and Medical Schemes Sectors.Sunelle holds both an LLB Degree and B Com Economics Degree from the University of North West, Potchefstroom. She was an exchange student at the Catholic University Leuven, Belgium. Sunelle has an LLM Degree... Read more

Partner, Gerhold and van Wyk Attorneys and ConveyancersRobin is a founding partner of Gerhold and van Wyk Attorneys and Conveyancers, based in Bryanston, Johannesburg. Robin has extensive experience in various areas of practice, including commercial law, labour law and litigation, having litigated in various forums, including the Constitutional Court. Robin’s client base consists of local and international companies, across various industries including: Pharmaceutical; financial services; agriculture; industrial resources; logistics; construction; liquor; retail and technology.

Laurie Greyvenstein completed a Bachelor of Law at Unisa and has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution at US in addition to having 25 years’ experience as Detective, Maintenance Officer, Public Prosecutor and Magistrate in district and regional courts.He also has:Experience in litigation in civil, criminal and family courts.14 years’ experience in Alternative dispute resolution.International accreditation as a Family, Civil, Commercial mediator & Restorative Justice practitioner.Accreditation with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)... Read more

Experience:Hilda has over 30 years’ experience in conducting arbitrations, mediations and workplace facilitations, as well as in the chairing of disciplinary enquiries and appeal hearings.She presided in the Industrial Court from 1990 – 1999 and is currently an accredited arbitrator (Association of Arbitrators) and senior commissioner at the CCMA and various bargaining councils. Hilda is also an accredited mediator (Conflict Dynamics; South African Medico-Legal Association; LEAD – Court Annexed Mediation) and has conducted a number... Read more

I am a senior advocate (counsel, admitted in South Africa in 1995) and a solicitor of England and Wales with 22 years of experience in the legal field. In addition, I am the author/editor of a number of legal publications published by LexisNexis (a member of the RELX group). As well as being the editor and author of online IP and IT law websites, both of which are connected to LexisNexis – directly and indirectly.POSITIONS... Read more

Dawid Jacobs is a prominent Identity Management Specialist in South Africa. He received intensive training in the South African Police Service (SAPS) as a Fingerprint Expert and Crime Scene Forensic Investigator (CSI).During his SAPS career, he identified, matched and verified hundreds of thousands of fingerprints. On numerous occasions he was called on to testify in the highest courts of South Africa in his expert capacity to authenticate the identity of individuals involved in various crimes.... Read more

Marisa is the Director at Xpatweb and her areas of specialty include South African work permits, especially for employers with large groups of expatriates which requires short term employment service visas, unique dispensations or special waivers of work permit conditions. Xpatweb provides a high-quality immigration service that is customized to an organization or individual’s specific needs and circumstances. Their solution-based services extent to operating and managing a confidential payroll for various expatriate groups, obtained various... Read more

Saber Ahmed Jazbhay commenced legal practice in June 1982 and has an interest in labour dispute resolutions. He is currently a legal practitioner with the firm of attorneys operating under the name of Jazbhay and Harrichund.He serves as a part time commissioner at the CCMA as well as with various bargaining councils.

Jacques Joubert practiced as an advocate at the Cape Bar. He discovered mediation in 2007 while working at a law firm in Canada. In 2008 he qualified as a trained mediator and started working nearly full time as a mediator. He has to date mediated disputes that range from conflict between business owners, local government and service providers, large corporations, communities, human rights abuses, electoral disputes and sexual harassment in the workplace. In 2018 Jacques... Read more

Lebogang is a candidate attorney at Gerhold and van Wyk Attorneys, based in Bryanston, Johannesburg. The firm is a general practice, offering clients assistance with all legal matters.Lebogang joined Gerhold and van Wyk Attorneys and Conveyancers in 2019, as a candidate attorney, after graduating from the University of the Western Cape, where she was on the Dean’s Merit List and a member of the Golden Key Society.Lebogang’s passions lie in criminal law, labour law and... Read more

Mpho Khoele is a practicing advocate of the High Court of South Africa, a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates as well as of the Pharmacy Council of South Africa.She has extensive experience, more than fifteen years, in the pharmacy industry as a Medicine Policy Assistant and an IT Clinical Assistant. The scope of these positions included: the honing of project management skills, establishing processes within the company that were used in the projects... Read more

Professor Klopper is an Emeritus Professor of Private Law at the University of Pretoria and has been a practising attorney since 1973. Apart from lecturing in intellectual property, company law, and law of damages, he specialises in the law of third-party compensation. Professor Klopper has published several textbooks and articles on third-party compensation, the law of collisions, intellectual property and cyberlaw, to name but a few subjects. He is currently the leader of the Solutions... Read more

Jonty Leon holds an LLB law degree and has 8 years of legal experience in various aspects of South African and international law and is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa with both practical litigation and consulting experience.He has worked in law firms focusing on dealing with litigation and contractual disputes but has moved from the pure practice of law to the consulting industry and has entrenched himself within tax law,... Read more

Thomas Lobban holds and LLB and LLM from the University of Johannesburg and is a Tax Associate at Tax Consulting South Africa. His experience includes working as a Conflicts Analyst Assistant at Hogan Lovells where he conducted corporate research on various platforms, with a view to determining and identifying potential conflicts of interest for new business intake, working as an Editorial Assistant at TaxTalk and Business Law Tutor at the University of Johannesburg.

Lydia is a seasoned legal professional (currently on the non-practicing roll of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces) with extensive experience providing strategic legal advice and recommending the appropriate course of action for a diverse client portfolio. Her fields of expertise are Commercial and Corporate Law, Contract Law, Business Advisory, Legal Opinions and Compliance. Lydia has a keen interest in innovation and how it affects businesses and the legal profession.Lydia is a subject matter... Read more

Lucien became a Director at Dingley Marshall in 2017 and specialises in litigation law.Lucien is a litigator who assists clients with high court and magistrates court litigation, as well as arbitrations. He has acted for corporations and individuals in a variety of industries, including the financial, agricultural, information technology, hospitality, property and health sectors.CareerLucien completed his articles at ENS Africa and worked there as an associate thereafter, specialising in both high court and magistrates’ court... Read more

June Luna is an immigration attorney in Cape Town, South Africa. She was instrumental in publishing the first South African immigration handbook for practitioners. Due to her personal and professional knowledge of South African immigration law, she often participates in immigration seminars, panels and live radio broadcasts. June takes pride in keeping up with the latest developments in immigration law and prides herself in being ‘in the know’.Throughout her years of practicing South African immigration... Read more

Imraan Mahomed advises a wide range of employers on all aspects of employment and labour related transactional, litigation, regulatory and compliance related matters His input is sought regularly by the media to comment on current labour law issues and he has acted as a judge of the Labour Court on more than one occasion.Imraan has vast experience in dealing with all issues affecting employers in contentious and non-contentious matters. He provides clients with effective strategies... Read more

Ally is a Senior Associate at Malatji & Co. Attorneys in Sandton. Ally cut his teeth into practising law at the Competition Commission where he was enrolled as a Graduate Trainee. He currently practises in the Public Law and Commercial Litigation areas at Malatji & Co. Attorneys.

Tebogo Malatji is the Managing Director of Malatji & Co. Attorneys in Sandton. He has over 25 years of practise experience. Tebogo’s practise covers a full spectrum of Advisory and Litigation services for Ministers, National and Provincial Departments, Boards and CEOs of Public Entities, Regulators and major Government business enterprises on all aspects of Public Law, the exercise of public power, application of the PFMA, Treasury Regulations and Directives.

Jason is an associate designate at Knowles Husain Lindsay Inc. His practice areas are commercial dispute resolution as well as litigation in the superior courts of the Republic and in the various corporate arbitration fora. He has experience in complex insurance & construction disputes as well as the varied aspects of commercial litigation. He has a specific interest in the common law and its modern-day application as well as contract based litigation.

Bonang is a Director at Malatji & Co. Attorneys in Sandton. She has 16 years of practise experience. Her practise spans across vast areas of law, including advice and litigation stemming from Public Law issues, such as the interpretation of Legislation and compliance therewith including public procurement matters. Her specialist field of interest is Competition Law.

Thato Mashishi is an admitted attorney of the High Court in South Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Laws from the North-West University. He has recently completed a Master of Laws in Corporate Law from the University of Pretoria and he is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation with the University of the Witwatersrand.Thato Mashishi is currently serving as a Legal Consultant at KPMG Legal Services and he focuses on Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial... Read more

Sam is an Associate at Malatji & Co. Attorneys in Sandton. Sam had the privilege of working as a Law Clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa to Justice Johan Froneman, before commencing his practice life. He currently works with the Public Law and Commercial Litigation team at Malatji & Co. Attorneys.

Advocate A. M. Matjila is an admitted and practising advocate of the High Court of South Africa with interest in the field of civil law and litigation, construction law and labour law.Academic qualificationsHe holds several academic qualifications including an Honours Degree from UNISA, a Master of Commerce Degree in Business Management from UJ formerly RAU and an LLB degree from UNISA obtained in 2013.TrainingIn 2014 he completed Practical Legal training offered by the Law Society... Read more

Rurik is a Commercial lawyer who practices law from his offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. As a businessman, Rurik is an active executive and serves on the boards of various companies both in an Executive capacity and in an Advisory capacity. Rurik’s boutique law firm offers a wide variety of legal services and his personal favourite areas of the law are Company – and Corporate Law, as well as Corporate Governance. As a specialist... Read more

Karabo is a Life Sciences advisor at Gerhold and van Wyk Attorneys and Conveyancers, based in Bryanston, Johannesburg.Karabo holds a B.Sc Degree in Physiology, B.Sc (Honours) in Pharmacology and an LL.B. He has acquired over sixteen years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. His wealth of knowledge and experience add massive value to the firm’s Life Sciences Department.

Michelle started her career in the field of law in November 1996 when she was appointed as an Associate to a Judge of the Labour Court based in Braamfontein, Gauteng.After her court experience, Michelle was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2002. She has specialised in Employment & Labour Law, Employment Equity, and Compliance for the past 19 years. Michelle is now a Partner at the law firm Mooney... Read more

Dr. Fikile Portia Ndlovu is an Author, Speaker, Professor of International Maritime Business, Lawyer and Businesswoman who hails from Durban, South Africa. Dr. Ndlovu specialises in the legal principles of international trade laws particularly in Maritime Law (main specialty), which directly includes International Commerce, International Trade, the Law of the Sea, Environmental Law and International Diamond Trade Law subjects. Dr. Ndlovu's research also extends to subjects such as Asia Pacific matters, Maritime Security, Maritime Pedagogy... Read more

Jean-Louis Nel is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court with a BCom and LLB degree from the University of Pretoria. He also holds a Master’s degree in Banking Law from the University of Pretoria and is currently enrolled for his LLM in Tax Law at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has experience in commercial law, tax law and litigation with a particular focus on tax litigation against the South African Revenue Services.

Miss Eulitah NC Paratema is a Rhodes University law graduate currently working as a Graduate Trainee in the Legal & Compliance Department. Her areas of notable interest include competition law, banking law, company law, intellectual property law and environmental law.

Kayla Pashiou is the Founder and Managing Partner of Pashiou Incorporated Attorneys with extensive experience in commercial and labour law. Kayla has contributed to various labour law publications around South Africa. She advises clients and appears at the Labour Court, CCMA, Bargaining Council, and disciplinary hearings, where necessary.Kayla is an admitted attorney and has completed her BCom LLB. She also completed a Labour Law Practice Course accredited by Wits University, attaining the top mark in... Read more

Michelle holds a BA (Law) from the University of Stellenbosch and LLB & PG Dipl in Maritime Law from UKZN. She has trained as an arbitrator through both AMSSA and AFSA and as a mediator through ADR group UK (international accreditation in civil and commercial mediation) and is passionate about dispute resolution, conflict management and dispute systems design.She has lectured at the Durban School for Legal Practice in High Court Practice, Appropriate Dispute Resolution, Mediation... Read more

Alex Protulis is a director at Christodoulou & Mavrikis Inc. and heads up the firm’s franchise law department. Alex specialises in franchise law, commercial law, commercial litigation and cyber law and serves on the Membership Committee of the Franchise Association of South Africa.

Jasmin is a second year Candidate Attorney at Mooney Ford Attorneys. Prior to joining the firm, she had obtained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Jasmin has a keen interest to pursue specialisation in commercial law and labour law.

Miss Ropafadzo Sandra Shoko is a registered legal practitioner, conveyancer and notary public of the High Court of Zimbabwe. Currently, practicing as a Graduate Trainee in the Procurement Department at a local bank.

Fundile is an advocate of the high court and a member of the Johannesburg bar. Although he has a strong labour law background, Fundile runs a wide-ranging litigation practice. He has represented clients in the High Court, Magistrates Court, the Labour Court, at the CCMA and in internal disciplinary hearings. He also chairs disciplinary and grievance hearings, and regularly conducts workplace investigations for various corporates and institutions.Before his call to the bar, Fundile practiced as... Read more

Mrs Nicolene Schoeman – Louw is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Conveyancer, Notary Public and Mediator; with a passion for entrepreneurs and helping them reach their most ambitious goals. She has enjoyed the confidence of many successful entrepreneurs (both locally and abroad) over the years and continues to do so. As a trusted advisor she has actively contributed to the successes of many businesses, helped and continues to help many... Read more

Charmaine Schwenn who is the director of Schwenn Incorporated.Charmaine Schwenn has been in practice as an attorney for over 20 years and practices in the Durban North area. Charmaine obtained her BA and LLB Degrees in 1992 and 1994, respectively, from the (then) University of Natal and obtained her conveyancer qualification in 2006. Schwenn Incorporated specialises in areas such as commercial law, High Court and Magistrates’ Court, civil litigation, conveyancing, Wills and Estates and Family... Read more

Delon Small is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He holds a LL.B (cum laude) degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and served his practical vocational training at Bowmans.Delon is experienced in Dispute Resolution and Corporate Law, having gained invaluable training during his time at Bowmans through practicing in the following practice areas – Commercial Litigation, Employment, Shipping & Logistics, and Mergers & Acquisitions.He also has extensive experience in Corporate Social... Read more

Nico Theron BCom Law, BCom Honours Taxation, MCom Taxation (SA and International Tax) has 10 years’ experience in rendering tax only services. He is the founder and managing partner of Unicus Tax Specialists SA, having previously been a partner at a tax consulting firm, and worked at various other tax firms in South Africa. In April 2017, Nico started his own tax practice operating under the name Unicus Tax Specialists SA – a niche tax... Read more

Matthew is an Associate at Dingley Marshall having joined in 2014 as a candidate attorney. He was admitted as an attorney in 2015 and practices within their Litigation department, also handling Commercial, Corporate and ICT Law.Matthew obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Law and Economics before completing a postgraduate Bachelor of Laws, both at University of Stellenbosch. He then completed the full time training offered by the School for Legal Practice at University... Read more

Arinda is a Junior Associate at Dingley Marshall and focuses on all aspects of commercial and ICT law. She is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa, Conveyancer and Notary Public.CareerArinda obtained her LLB degree from the University of Stellenbosch in 2013 before completing her articles of clerkship at Malan Lourens Viljoen Inc.She joined SchoemanLaw Inc. as a professional assistant in January 2016 where she quickly scaled the ranks to Junior Associate... Read more

About Peter TurnerPeter specialises in all aspects of Lower and Superior Court litigation and has additional expertise in labour, credit agreements, administrative and constitutional law.CareerPeter completed his articles at Durban-based firms Du Toit Havemann & Lloyd and Easton-Berry Inc specialising in sectional title disputes, banking law and litigation. He then joined major collections firm Brooks & Luyt Inc in November 2014 heading the firm’s Durban branch as managing attorney for a period of 3 years.Peter... Read more

Reinert van Rensburg is an expatriate tax specialist at Tax Consulting SA. He holds a BCom Law degree as well as an LLB degree from the North West University, Potchefstroom Campus. Reinert is also a proud member of the Golden Key International Honor Society. He specializes in financial emigration and is well versed in assisting expatriates with ceasing their tax residency.

Tarissa Wareley is an Immigration Specialist at Xpatweb, Head of Africa Desk. She holds a BA in International Relations obtained from the University of South Africa. She has over 4 years’ experience in handling immigration matters in Mozambique, and African countries such as Angola, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Madagascar, and Mauritius and more. Her main areas of focus are in offering strategic advice tailored to the project at hand for the quickest, and most compliant option... Read more

Shannon Ally is a Regulatory Compliance Author at LexisNexis South Africa. An admitted attorney, Shannon has been part of the Lexis Assure team for four years, monitoring and providing executive summaries of the compliance related changes to legislation and regulatory material in the following subject areas: General Compliance; Retail Sector and Public Sector. She is also responsible for monitoring compliance related changes to the laws of Mozambique and Angola.

Sujata Balaram is an LLB and LLM graduate, who majored in intellectual property law and public international trade law. She is currently an Editor in the Commentaries Department at LexisNexis, South Africa.

Chanté Botha obtained her LLB from UKZN and worked a law content and Legal Citator Editor for LexisNexis since February 2018. She was instrumental in the creation of Quantum: Non-patrimonial Loss, a first in data-driven case law. Chante has a keen interest in intellectual property law, cyber law and criminal law. She is passionate about community development and the integration of technology within our legal system.

John de Villiers has been the editor of the LexisDigest (formerly the GhostDigest) since its inception in February 2003. He joined the then Korbitec as a software tester and application developer in May 1999 before starting the GhostDigest. He has a BA degree from UCT and a BProc degree from UNISA.

Rene Devprasad (LLB) qualified and practiced as an Attorney prior to joining LexisNexis 11.5 years ago. She is currently employed as a Compliance Author for Africa and has vast knowledge about African and National legislation and regulation, as well as Compliance, By-Laws and Case Law having filled the role of Managing Editor: Law Reports.

Merilyn Kader joined LexisNexis from practice as an attorney and has a Compliance Management certification. She manages the All South African Reports and the Constitutional Law Reports.“Reading the latest, ground-breaking cases keeps me in the loop as our law evolves," says Merilyn."The work requires attention to detail, from the summary of the case to careful extraction of statutes and referenced cases - delving into the case word for word, scrutinizing and analyzing the law and... Read more

An admitted attorney and compliance author at LexisNexis, Taliya Naidoo (LLB) has been part of the Lexis Assure team for the past 2 years. She is responsible for regulatory monitoring and is focused on compliance related changes to the laws of Botswana and Mauritius, in addition to the following subject areas for South Africa: Land, Mining and Minerals Sectors; Pharmaceutical and Medical Sectors; and Professional Services Sector.

Ingrid obtained her LLB in 1985 at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal. She is an admitted attorney and has acted as a judge in the Labour Court. She was the first CCMA Convening Senior Commissioner for the Gauteng Province and as a part-time and/or accredited senior commissioner has conducted conciliations and arbitrations for various private and public sector bargaining councils. She is a senior panellist with Tokiso, a private dispute resolution agency, for whom she... Read more

Ivana Surian has an LLB from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and is a legal content editor for LexisNexis South Africa. She is currently graduating with her LLM in Maritime Law at Howard College (Durban) with a specialisation in unmanned and autonomous vessel regulation. She is a member of the Maritime Law Association of South Africa and has recently volunteered for training at the National Sea Rescue Institute in Durban.