Strategic business partnership alliances Core business synergycost synergy: cost savings through external growthrevenue synergy: additional revenues achieved through external growthoperating synergy: strategic value and performance business amalgamation through partnershipsMergers and acquisitions – procurement or fusion with complementary businesses and joining forces for business growthDevelopment of substantial new products and / or service lines with… Show more Strategic business partnership alliances Core business synergycost synergy: cost savings through external growthrevenue synergy: additional revenues achieved through external growthoperating synergy: strategic value and performance business amalgamation through partnershipsMergers and acquisitions – procurement or fusion with complementary businesses and joining forces for business growthDevelopment of substantial new products and / or service lines with strategic business partnersGeographical expansion through national or international partnerships Business development – business development to retain control of core business elements, identify and structuring of critical but non-core activities and non-core, non-critical activitiesIdentifying and establishment of complementary and / or related businesses for core business elements expansionCurrent strategic business partnerships:Benchmark GroupDeo Gloria Development Fikile Construction & Property DevelopmentFeenstraiLive Sustainable Development – green energy and biodieselTruckTime – road freight technology Show less

COMMERCIAL LAW - Labour and employment matters, Liquidation and sequestration matters, Registration of companies, close corporations and family- and business trusts, Drafting of purchase-, lease-, partnership-, share sale-, association agreements and other ancillary thereto;CORPORATE LAW - Takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, Black economic empowerment transactions, Due diligence investigations, Management/leveraged buyouts, Private equity, Privatisations, Group restructuring and… Show more COMMERCIAL LAW - Labour and employment matters, Liquidation and sequestration matters, Registration of companies, close corporations and family- and business trusts, Drafting of purchase-, lease-, partnership-, share sale-, association agreements and other ancillary thereto;CORPORATE LAW - Takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, Black economic empowerment transactions, Due diligence investigations, Management/leveraged buyouts, Private equity, Privatisations, Group restructuring and reorganisation;PUBLIC LAW - Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Legal Interpretation;CONTRACT DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT - Monitor and evaluate entities against the agreed upon Service Delivery Agreements, Provide relevant information regarding governance standards and other relevant benchmarks, Formulation and development of relevant policies, procedures and guidelines that facilitate the operation of entities;BUSINESS / PROCESS MAPPING - Analysing process components, Business process modelling concepts, Starting a business process model, Establishing the scope of the model, Using Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN), Basic BPMN modelling elements, Extended BPMN modelling elements, Business process patterns;BUSINESS PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING - Process design and development, Process modelling, Process analysis, Process simulation, Process implementation support; Show less

Overseeing all Labour litigationRepresentation at Labour Court, Preparing and defending judicial reviews and interdict applications on labour related issuesRepresentation at CCMA and Bargaining Council in arbitrations and applications in lawChairing of disciplinary enquiries Forensic Auditing - Assist clients with in house investigation, i.e. theft and fraudDocument retrieval and presentationGathering and preservation of evidenceLitigation support and docket… Show more Overseeing all Labour litigationRepresentation at Labour Court, Preparing and defending judicial reviews and interdict applications on labour related issuesRepresentation at CCMA and Bargaining Council in arbitrations and applications in lawChairing of disciplinary enquiries Forensic Auditing - Assist clients with in house investigation, i.e. theft and fraudDocument retrieval and presentationGathering and preservation of evidenceLitigation support and docket preparationPreparation of affidavits/ annexures/ statements/ exhibitsDrafting labour agreements, warranties and indemnitiesDrafting of training manuals and seminar materialFacilitator of training sessions Speaker at seminarsResearching and preparing legal opinions on various aspects of employment lawDraft new and client specific IR and HR manuals (policy and procedures)Client base of 25 retainer clients and 50 ad hoc clientsPortfolio consists of companies i.e. SASOL, MNET, South African Bank Note Company, Metropolitan Health Group, ELB, Wurth SA, Tiger Sport Wheels, Denel Group, International College Group, Computershare SA, United National Breweries, Market Theatre and Telkom Directory ServicesConsulting clients over change management Show less

Responsible in overseeing complete legal departmentDrafting of training manuals and seminar materialFacilitator of training sessions at clients and speaker at seminarsConsulting and advising clients, directors and shareholders, on legal and financial liabilitiesArbitrated disputes between contract holders and sub-contractorsDrafting of contracts, membership agreements and service level agreementsAssisted clients in investigations into new joint ventures and business… Show more Responsible in overseeing complete legal departmentDrafting of training manuals and seminar materialFacilitator of training sessions at clients and speaker at seminarsConsulting and advising clients, directors and shareholders, on legal and financial liabilitiesArbitrated disputes between contract holders and sub-contractorsDrafting of contracts, membership agreements and service level agreementsAssisted clients in investigations into new joint ventures and business relationsDrafting of legal opinions in terms of labour related mattersChairing of disciplinary enquiries at clientsAssisted clients with in house investigation, i.e. theft and fraudWorked closely with Weber Wentzel Bowens Law firmClient base of seventy retainer clients and one hundred and thirty ad hoc clientsPortfolio consisted of three listed companies, International Hotel Group and a number of medium enterprisesAppointed by client in Meat Industry and Office FurnitureProduction as IR and HR manager overseeing respectively four hundred employees within four different companiesRepresentation at Labour CourtAnnually chaired approximately one hundred and thirty to one hundred and sixty hearingsAnnually represented clients at approximately fifty-five arbitrations Show less

Professional AssistantLitigation and commercial law practiceCriminal Court PracticeChaired disciplinary hearings and represented clients at arbitrationCandidate AttorneyGeneral litigation:Drafting of Deeds registration documentsCriminal CourtHigh Court, Magistrates CourtDrafting Contracts