Attorneys that are currently listed as practicing at Shepstone & Wylie (Durban)
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Nigel Woodroffe
Position: Managing PartnerNigel Woodroffe joined the partnership in 1989 and headed the Employment Law department for a number of years before he was elected as Managing Partner of Shepstone & Wylie in July 2005. This decision was taken due to the fact that there had been tremendous growth in the business and it had become ... click for more information
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Anton Lockem
Position: Partner - Head of TaxAnton’s experience includes all aspects of tax law, including assisting clients with disputes against SARS, tax litigation, corporate and business transactions and reorganisations, international transactions, tax administrative law (including voluntary disclosure applications, suspension of payment ... click for more information
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Jennifer Finnigan
Position: PartnerJennifer is a commercial, compliance and competition lawyer. She has assisted local and multinational clients with complaint investigations by the Competition authorities, regularly deals with merger filings and advises on antitrust compliance issues. Jennifer is experienced in negotiating and dra... click for more information
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David Warmback (MBE)
Position: Partner - Corporate and Commercial LawDavid is a general commercial attorney specializing in immovable property transactions. Having built up extensive expertise whilst in the property services and conveyancing department, David concentrates on corporate and commercial work with a property flavour. He is a specialist in share block, sec... click for more information
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Erika Holmes
Position: Partner - Head of B-BBEEErika specialises in commercial law. Erika has a wide range of experience in corporate transactions and structures. In particular, she has extensive expertise in broad-based black economic empowerment transactions and trusts. click for more information
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Estelle De Wet
Position: Partner - Head of Family LawEstelle is head of the family law team. She specialises in family law and deals with Ante Nuptial Contracts, maintenance enquiries, domestic violence, custody, access, divorce, civil unions / domestic partnerships and all aspects of the new Children’s Act and other related matters. Her work extends... click for more information
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Siya Mkhize
Position: Partner - Head, Local Government & AdministrativeSiya specialises in local government and administrative law, litigation, town planning and development, environmental, clean energy, health and safety law providing legal advice to private and public sector clients including clients in Europe and North America. Siya has litigated up to the Constitut... click for more information
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Quintus van der Merwe
Position: Partner - Head of Shipping / Logistics / CustomsQuintus specialises in customs & excise, trade remedies & logistics. He was initially part of the S&W shipping team concentrating on contracts of affreightment, charter parties and general admiralty work. While still backing up the shipping team, and now heads up the Shepstone & Wylie Customs team. ... click for more information
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Judy von Klemperer
Position: Partner - Head of LitigationJudy deals with civil litigation and contractual disputes primarily in the High Court, but also the Magistrates’ Court, as well as matters referred for mediation, arbitration and adjudication. She has a special interest in construction disputes, contractual disputes and, PAJA review applications and... click for more information
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Andrew Parsons
Position: Partner - Head of Corporate & Commercial LawAndrew is a specialist commercial attorney. He concentrates on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder structures, shareholder relationships, corporate governance, general corporate law advice and banking and finance transactions. Andrew regularly advises clients on matters relating to corporate and ... click for more information
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Sifiso Msomi
Position: Partner - Head of Property & ConveyancingSifiso concentrates on all aspects of property, including sectional title transactions, notarial bonds, leases, servitudes and general conveyancing. Sifiso is a member of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) and its former Deputy Chairman, a former member of the KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Developmen... click for more information
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Ian Sampson
Position: Partner - Head of Environmental & Clean Energy LawIan is a specialist environmental lawyer advising clients in both the public and private sector on a range of environmental and sustainability issues. Ian assists companies in a number of industries, including mining and resources, utilities, chemicals, steel, agriculture, automotive, waste, storage... click for more information
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Bruce Armstrong
Position: Partner - Head of Equine LawBruce concentrates on trade and corporate litigation and he has been involved in a number of petroleum related disputes. He further specialises in equine & sport related disputes, both domestically and internationally. Bruce has also dealt with a number of tender litigation matters. click for more information
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Willie Coetzee
Position: ConsultantSpecialisations and InterestsWillie concentrates on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, share and business sales, taxation, company and competition law and corporate governance. He also advises a number of major corporate clients on strategic and restructuring issues within a commercia... click for more information
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Verlie Oosthuizen
Position: Partner - Head of Social Media LawVerlie specialises in all aspects of employment law, as well as social media law (Verlie heads up the social media law team) and Protection of Personal Information (POPIA) compliance. Her appointment as a governor on the Durban Girls College Board is testament to her increasing involvement in schoo... click for more information
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Krish Reddy
Position: ConsultantKrish has extensive experience in all aspects of maritime law, including admiralty claims, cargo claims, salvage, collisions, oil pollution, charter party disputes, crew claims, disputes between ship owners and mortgagees, ship arrests and protection and indemnity related cases. Krish acts on behalf... click for more information
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Andrew Donnelly
Position: PartnerAndrew is an experienced lawyer having practiced for over 30 years. He has been the Head of the Litigation Division at Shepstone and Wylie for the last 20 years. He is principally a commercial dispute lawyer practicing and appearing in arbitration and court forums. He has specialized in construction... click for more information
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Samantha Davidson
Position: Partner - Head of Pension LawSamantha is an independent trustee of a large hybrid pension fund and principal officer for several retirement funds. Apart from advising on major pension issues and representing employers and funds in legal proceedings for over twenty years, Samantha has a wealth of practical experience concerning ... click for more information
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Michael Maeso
Position: Partner - Head of Employment LawMichael concentrates on all aspects of industrial relations and employment law litigation. He spent a year practicing employment law with a prominent London-based international law firm, where he was involved in the employment aspects of a number of multi-jurisdictional transactions and claims to th... click for more information
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Tony Edwards
Position: PartnerTony spent 4 years in the South African Navy and 18 years in the local maritime industry with the Rennies Group (now Bidfreight). He left Rennies in 2006 as Managing Director of marine surveyors, Rennie Murray & Co (Pty) Ltd. Tony served his articles of clerkship at Shepstone & Wylie under Shane Dwy... click for more information
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Justin Bagwandeen
Position: PartnerJustin specialises in commercial litigation, his areas of specialisation include: advising and representing companies, shareholders and directors in litigious disputes, contractual disputes of all types, advising and representing clients in relation to the Consumer Protection Act, property related d... click for more information
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Candice Eve-Friis
Years of Practice: 18 Position: PartnerCandice has over 17 years of family law experience and specialises in all matters pertaining to divorce, custody, parental rights and responsibilities, access or contact, children’s rights, antenuptial contracts, maintenance enquiries, domestic violence applications, harassment applications, civil u... click for more information
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Carlyle Field
Position: PartnerCarlyle specialises in pension fund law. He has advised a number of large retirement funds, bargaining councils and principal employers on pension and other employee benefits issues, including the conversion of funds from defined benefit to defined contribution, pensioner outsourcing arrangements, t... click for more information
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Janine Smith
Position: PartnerJanine deals with civil litigation in both the High Court and the Magistrate’s Court. She has a special interest in land restitution, property and commercial related litigation and has represented clients in both delictual and contractual matters. click for more information
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Kate Oosthuizen
Position: PartnerKate has over 11 years' experrience in family law and specialises in divorce, maintenance, domestic violence and matters of custody and access. Mediation Experience Kate has completed a divorce mediation course with Legal Education And Development (LEAD). Mediation is an alternative dispute resol... click for more information
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Nerisha Besesar
Position: PartnerNerisha has over 10 years’ experience in general and commercial litigation. Nerisha litigates in both the Magistrates and High Courts relating to debt recovery, property issues including evictions and tax litigation. She also advises clients on matters relating to anti-competitive behaviour, consum... click for more information
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Chrichan de la Rey
Position: PartnerChrichan assists clients with disputes against SARS. She is also specialises in: tax litigation; expat tax and South African residency; corporate structures and reorganization; international transactions; sale structuring and transactions; Public Benefit Organisation registrations; capital ... click for more information
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Felicia Christian
Position: PartnerFelicia is a Partner in the Litigation team. She has experience in civil litigation in both the High Court and Magistrates Court including: Contractual disputes Property disputes Tender disputes Insurance Litigation Litigious debt recovery Delictual claims Liquidations Sequestrations Revi... click for more information
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Taryn Hunkin
Position: PartnerTaryn is a partner in the Shipping & Logistics department. She is based in our Durban office. She was previously employed by a leading pre-shipment inspection company, where she dealt with, inter alia, tariff classification and valuation for exports to other countries. Her main focus is Customs a... click for more information
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Siphesihle Ngubane
Position: PartnerSihle is a Partner in the Shipping and Logistics department, specialising in Customs and Excise matters (indirect tax). Before joining the firm, he spent several years at SARS in the Tariff Head Office Division and was also a member of the Customs National Appeal Committee. Sihle deals with all Cust... click for more information
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Chuma Vabaza
Position: PartnerChuma is a highly experienced employment law specialist with a particular focus on industrial relations and employment litigation matters. His tenure as a Senior Legal Advisor at the KwaZulu Natal branch of the Motor Industry Bargaining Council saw him coordinating and managing the enforcement of th... click for more information
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Amanda Zwane
Position: PartnerAmanda is a Partner in the Litigation Department. She has experience in the High Court and also in the Magistrates Court . She focuses on Civil and Local Government Litigation and in both areas, she is well versed with dispute resolution which include, contract, tender and property disputes. Her sk... click for more information
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Karen Slade
Position: PartnerKaren concentrates on all aspects of property, including sectional title and freehold transactions, registration of sectional title developments, township registrations, subdivisions, consolidations, as well as home loan and commercial bonds. Karen has 25 years of experience in property and general... click for more information
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Heather Marsden
Position: PartnerHeather has experience in a broad spectrum of conveyancing related matters including drafting agreements, subdivisions and consolidations, sectional title transactions, general transfers and commercial mortgage bonds. As a notary public, her experience covers all notarial deeds including long term l... click for more information
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Cameron Wilson
Position: PartnerCameron specialises in employment law. His experience in this field lies in the areas of unfair dismissals, unfair labour practice disputes, strikes, restraints of trade, retrenchments and other forms of dismissal. click for more information