Layla Patel

Firm:

Simon Dippenaar & Associates Inc (Cape Town)

Areas Of Practice:

Access to Children, Children's Rights, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Insolvency, Litigation (Civil), Litigation (High Court), Litigation (Magistrates Court), Maintenance, Matrimonial, Property Law, White Collar Crime

Phone Number:

086 099 5146

Email address:

info@sdlaw.co.za

Position:

Associate

Address:

Radio House, 92 Loop Street, Cape Town

Region:

Western Cape / Cape Town

Area:

Cape Town

Postal Address:

Radio House, 92 Loop Street, Cape Town, 8000

Qualifications:

LLB (UWC, summa cum laude); High Court right of appearance

History:

Layla Patel is an Associate Attorney at SD Law with a client-centred, emotionally intelligent and principled approach to legal practice. She obtained her LLB summa cum laude from the University of the Western Cape and holds the right of appearance in the High Court. Layla’s experience spans Magistrates’ Court and High Court work, including matrimonial matters, care and contact disputes, property disputes, insolvency, family law and economic crime. She is known for intellectual creativity, compassionate precision and ethical advocacy in complex and high-conflict matters.

Languages:

English

Attorney Profile last updated: 28 May 2026