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Donovan De Swardt

Areas Of Practice:
Childrens Rights, Civil, Commercial, Commercial Drafting, Company Law, Corporate, Family Law, Government Tenders, Labour Law
Phone Number:
Cell Number:
Fax:
041 450 6191
Position:
Associate Attorney
Years of Practice:
5
Address:
163 Cape Road, Mill Park, Port Elizabeth
Region:
Eastern Cape
Area:
Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth
Postal Address:
163 Cape Road, Mill Park, Port Elizabeth, 6001
Qualifications:
LL.B
History:

Donovan worked at an international real estate organisation for several years before studying law and graduating with a LL.B from the University of South Africa in 2017 after which he completed a certificate at the school for legal practice.

He completed his articles at a law firm specialising in civil and commercial litigation, family law, and estates. Donovan’s experience includes drafting municipal by-laws, drafting and reviewing commercial contracts, litigation, and labour matters.

His inclination to litigation stems from his competitiveness, meticulousness, and intuition. He is a keen sportsman who enjoys spending time outdoors.

Donovan joined Kuban Chetty Incorporated in 2020 as an admitted attorney and Head of Civil and Commercial Litigation.

Donovan attends to:

  • Taking instructions, consulting and signing mandates with clients 
  • Attending to emails 
  • Attending to Civil trials and applications in the District and Regional Courts 
  • Attending to Labour related matters 
  • Indexing and paginating of High Court, Regional Court and District Court documents 
  • Attending to High Court matters with Senior Counsel 
  • Drafting Legal Bills 
  • Attending to negotiations and settlements 
  • Drafting of pleadings and various court documents 
  • General management of staff members and office matters 
  • Oversee the work of the Candidate Attorneys 
  • Signing off on Civil drafting of Candidate Attorneys 
Languages:
Afrikaans, English