Experience

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  Attorney firms 1. edward nathan and friedman 2. harry lamprecht 3. price soni

  Jul 1994 - Dec 1998

  Student vacation employment

  I supplemented my academic career with practical training at three attorney firms for the entire duration of my B.Com. and LLB degrees plus fit in training and examinations for an Information Technology Certificate at Nelson Mandela University wherein I even wrote basic programs in Cobal and Pascal.

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  Gauteng division, circuit courts and labour courts

  Jan 1999 - Jan 1999

  Judge's clerk and associate

  I clerked for a month in the Gauteng Division with Judge Fabricius J(then AJ) as he presided in civil courts, a further month in circuit courts in Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp clerking with Judge LeRoux as he presided over criminal trials and later with Judge Landman in the Braamfontein, Port Elizabeth and Durban Labour Courts.

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  Sabwil chambers

  Mar 2000 - now

  In March 2000 I am admitted as an Advocate in the High Court of South Africa. Litigation is my expertise. I practice as an advocate upon an instruction from an attorney or other approved bodies. By law, I cannot render practice services as an advocate without a brief as I am counsel without a trust account. I am within the jurisdiction of the Legal Practice Council by virtue of the Legal Practice Act.I enjoy public and private law litigation. My litigation experience exceeds 20 years. I have a particular interest in technology, medical and human rights cases. The intersection of public and private laws excites me. Intellectual property is a fascination whilst commerce a pleasure. On 3 July 2000 I commenced my litigation practice as a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates after passing the Bar examination set by the General Council of the Bar. In my formative years, I appeared extensively in magistrate court trials, unopposed motion court including divorce and labour courts. Later, I established a medical civil trial and high court practice. I appear in the motion high courts in commercial, property and human rights cases. My experience includes appearances in the various Magistrates’ Courts, High Courts, CCMA, Labour Courts, Equality Court, Criminal Appeal Courts, Labour Appeal Court, Full Bench Appeal Court and Supreme Court of Appeal. I am skilled in court craft which includes preparing court papers and presenting oral argument. Litigation is a passion. Further, I mentored Pupil Advocates who passed without supplementary examinations. Two of these were top of their class in the Johannesburg Bar pupilage intake and thus awarded the Bar Prize having outcompeted their peers. I continue to enable the development of aspiring lawyers and pupil-advocates.Prior to advocacy practice, I served as a Judge's clerk and worked in several attorney firms as a student. I am honoured to act as a Judge in the Gauteng Division.For more, explore www.sabwil.com. Show less I successfully completed the mediation training with Mediation in Motion and the University of Cape Town receiving accreditation in November 2018. This accreditation traverses mediation in any field including court-annexed mediation. I am skilled in Rule 41 A mediations. Additionally, I lectured on Mediation in the UCT course with South African Medico-Legal Association (SAMLA). This course is also accessible as part of the UCT online training offerings.SABWiL Chambers with my leadership is globally acknowledged as the 2023 Winner: African Excellence Awards, Best Corporate Mediation Service Provider 2023 - Gauteng. For more- https://www.mea-markets.com/winners/sabwil-chambers/ Show less

  • Referral Advocate in the High Courts of South Africa

    Mar 2000 - now

  • Accredited Mediator

    Nov 2018 - now

  • Chair - Disciplinary Enquiries

    Mar 2000 - now
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  Johannesburg society of advocates

  Jul 2000 - Aug 2018

  Referral advocate

  The Legal Practice Council, of which I am member, now officially governs legal practitioners in South Africa.

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  Gauteng local division

  Jul 2000 - Dec 2000

  Judicial assessor

  I presided in criminal trials as an Assessor along side Justice Mailula and also Acting Judge Shakenovsky. These assessor functions I performed for the duration of these particular trials which included murder charges. I acted in this capacity for the days the trials continued and not for a continuous period at all. There were pockets in between owing to postponements.

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  Afsa arbitration foundation of south africa

  Jul 2006 - now

  Arbitrator

  ADR practitioner: Arbitrator on the AFSA panel since 2006

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  Sabwil

  Sept 2018 - now

  The Gallup Test shows that my core strength is ideation and this is born out indeed in the genesis of the SABWiL Foundation.SABWiL PBO is a public benefit organisation committed to developing our legal landscape by actualising constitutional values. We transform through education and community development.In order to actualise transformation values, I served as a founding member of Thulamela Group of Advocates and practiced in this group from March 2013 to 30 August 2018. I was part of the JSA Interim Bar Council elected to govern the Johannesburg Bar and lead the way in a diversity crisis. I enjoyed a tenure as a director of South African Medical Legal Association (SAMLA). I served on the SAMLA Faculty as a medico-legal educator. I continue contributing to the development of our legal practitioners through various SABWiL and other initiatives.SABWiL driven by me is globally acknowledged with the Best Public Interest - Johannesburg Award for 2022.For more, explore www.sabwil.org.za. Show less

  • Change and Diversity Specialist

    Feb 2016 - now

  • Authoress

    Sept 2018 - Aug 2019
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  Legal practice council of south africa

  Nov 2018 - now

  Referral advocate

  I am admitted as an Advocate by the High Court in 2000. I am a practising Referral Advocate member of the Legal Practice Council, established in terms of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014. This body was statutorily created in order to govern legal practitioners as from November 2018. Prior hereto, I was within the purview of the General Council of the Bar and governed by the Johannesburg Society of Advocates.

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  Gauteng division

  Feb 2024 - Feb 2024

  Acting judge

  In the week of 5 February 2024, I preside as an acting Judge in the Gauteng Division, Johannesburg, at the invitation of our erudite Judge President Mlambo and esteemed Deputy Judge President Sutherland.