Fields of advocates/legal practice1996 – 2000• general civil practice, including family law matters• RAF work• opposed actions and applications in contracts, corporate law, corporate governance disputes, trusts, wills and estates, tax matters• insolvency law matters• litigation involving financial institutions 2000 – 2007• As above but excluding family law matters.• Main emphasis on commercial disputes involving contracts, companies, close corporations, family trusts and business trusts• personal injury claims – merits and quantum; some very complex quantum claims• environmental and planning law issues• construction law disputes (Magistrates’ Court, High Court, and arbitration)2007 - 2013• As in previous time frame, but including insurance matters and liability law actions relating to construction claims and nationwide commercial concerns2014 - present • large construction law disputes, adjudications and arbitrations - Joint Building Contracts Committee (JBCC) – principal agreement and N/S subcontract agreement), general conditions of contract for construction works (GCC) and other construction agreements, construction works ranging from ultra luxurious residences, provincial schools, hospitals, medium to large commercial buildings, shopping malls (city and regional); principal building agreements and sub-contracts; High Court litigation in very large quantum breach of property development joint venture• review of arbitration proceedings in High Court.Attend to drafting of commercial (including sales) agreements and rental agreements in respect of diverse retail properties.Attend on restructuring and estate planning in multi-generational family groups - trusts and companies, with tax interface.Involved in determining of rental remissions in Covid-19 scenarios on behalf of commercial property lessees and lessors. Involved in actions relating hereto.

Parttime lecturer Varsity College, Pretoria. Law faculty. Tax Law and Law of Business Entities

Group activities: Property development; property administration and management; hotels; retail meat outlets.• Group activities: Property development and administration and management of properties, hotels, guesthouses, retail meat outlets.• My activities and responsibilities entailed general management and over-sight; general legal advice in and to the group relating to regulatory compliance, employment, liquor licencing, property zonings, sectional title scheme requirements and administration, taxation, etc. • Group finance – short-term and long-term and concomitant legal and accounting aspects• Overseeing group accounting function• Overseeing annual audits and assisting auditors with planning thereof

Trade mark registrations and renewal in foreign jurisdictions. Trade mark licensing agreements.