Attorneys that are currently listed as practicing at Cox Yeats (Durban)
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Andrew Clark
Years of Practice: 26 Position: Managing PartnerAndrew is a partner in the Maritime and International Trade Law Practice of the firm. He has practised as an admitted attorney in South Africa for 25 years and specialises in all aspects of maritime and international trade law, and furthermore has a broad insurance practice, with particular emphasi... click for more information
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Alastair Hay
Years of Practice: 45 Position: Senior ConsultantAlastair joined the firm in 1977, became a partner in 1980 and is the senior consultant of the firm. He is a Notary Public, holds a Certificate in Tax (UKZN) and is a Fellow of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa). A former vice chairman of the Association, he now serves as a director o... click for more information
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Michael Jackson
Years of Practice: 35 Position: PartnerMichael joined the firm as a candidate attorney in 1988, was appointed a partner in 1990. He held the position of managing partner from 2011 to 2021. Michael heads up the Commercial & Natural Resources Law Team at Cox Yeats. He received his BCom LLB cum laude from the University of Natal, Durban an... click for more information
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Richard Hoal
Years of Practice: 25 Position: PartnerRichard is a lead partner in the construction and insurance law teams. He has practised as an admitted attorney in South Africa for over 25 years and has an extensive litigation and business law experience. He has developed a unique speciality in construction and project work, as well as complex ins... click for more information
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Peter Barnard
Years of Practice: 14 Position: PartnerPeter is a lead partner in the construction law arena. He has practised as an admitted attorney in South Africa since 2012 and has extensive litigation and dispute resolution experience. Through his career he has become an industry leader in construction and procurement dispute resolution, both in l... click for more information
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Roger Green
Years of Practice: 50 Position: ConsultantRoger joined the firm in 1973. He served on the council of the KwaZulu Natal Law Society for many years and has served on provincial and national law society committees, such as the committee on Competition Law. He is a past Chairman of the Standing Committee on Property Law matters of the Law Socie... click for more information
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Jason Goodison
Years of Practice: 12 Position: PartnerJason Goodison joined the firm as a candidate attorney in January 2011, whereafter he became associate and was appointed partner in 2015. He completed his Social Science degree in 2008 majoring in Legal Studies and Psychology, after having matriculated from Kearsney College. In 2010, Jason went on t... click for more information
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Tina Halstead
Years of Practice: 32 Position: PartnerTina graduated from the University of Natal with degrees B.A. and LL.B. in 1988. She commenced her articles of clerkship with a prominent Durban law firm in 1989. She was admitted as an attorney 2 years later and continued as a professional assistant with the same firm. In 1992 she was admitted as a... click for more information
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Sunil Hansjee
Years of Practice: 10 Position: PartnerSunil completed his LL.B. at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2012. Having been exposed to Labour Law during his articles, he had developed a keen interest in pursuing it and joined a specialised Labour Law firm in Durban. In January 2014, he obtained his High Court Right of Appearance. Sunil's in... click for more information
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Helen Jackson
Years of Practice: 27 Position: PartnerHelen joined the firm in 1996 after graduating cum laude and having been awarded the prize in Environmental Law. She became a partner of Cox Yeats in February 2000. click for more information
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Carol McDonald
Years of Practice: 12 Position: PartnerCarol completed her LLB summa cum laude at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban in 2003 and was awarded the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society Prize for achieving first place in her law degree. After completing her articles and being admitted as a Notary Public and Conveyancer, she practised as a general ... click for more information
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Randhir Naiker
Years of Practice: 18 Position: PartnerRandhir joined Norton Rose Fulbright in 2002 (Deneys Reitz as it was known then). He then spent six years in house at Momentum where he developed a unique set of skills. He joined Cox Yeats in 2013 was appointed a partner in 2014. Randhir has advised clients on a range of topics including FMCG rela... click for more information
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Lazelle Paola
Years of Practice: 27 Position: PartnerLazelle graduated from the University of Natal with degrees BCom and LLB in 1994. After being admitted as an attorney, notary and conveyance in 1996, Lazelle specialised in local government law and conveyancing while a partner in the property department at a Johannesburg law firm. At the end of 2000... click for more information
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Michael Posemann
Years of Practice: 50 Position: ConsultantMichael has been involved in the field of Maritime and International Trade Law since 1976. He obtained his BA at the University of Pretoria and his LL.B. degree at the University of South Africa in 1972 and was admitted as an attorney in 1973. He has gained extensive experience in Maritime law, both... click for more information
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Thys Scheepers
Years of Practice: 21 Position: PartnerThys heads up the insolvency, business rescue and restructure team. He has practised as an admitted attorney in South Africa for nearly 20 years, specializing in recoveries for financial institutions with extensive experience in liquidations, business rescue, offers of compromise, debt recovery and ... click for more information
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Laura Maitre
Years of Practice: 7 Position: PartnerLaura is a partner at Cox Yeats where she focuses on International Trade, Energy, Insurance and Business Law. Her practice includes litigious work, acting for entities in our lower and supreme courts, but is focused primarily on commercial and contractual work and the provision of general in-house l... click for more information
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Tina Naicker
Years of Practice: 19 Position: PartnerAfter completing a B.Com in 1999, Tina went on to graduate with an LL.B in 2001 from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She was admitted as an attorney in 2004. Tina joined Cox Yeats Attorneys in October 2018 as part of the Compliance Team, where her focus now lies. click for more information
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Wade Ogilvie
Position: PartnerWade joined the firm as a candidate attorney in 2014 and was appointed as a partner in 2018. After matriculating from Maritzburg College and initially studying electronic engineering, Wade completed his LLB at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Wade is part of the Commercial & Natural Resources Law ... click for more information
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Jenna Padoa
Years of Practice: 10 Position: PartnerJenna specialises in commercial law and competition law. Her expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and re-organisations, shareholder structures, general corporate law advice, corporate governance, and black economic empowerment transactions. She has broad experience having ... click for more information
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Tamryn Simpson
Years of Practice: 13 Position: PartnerTamryn is a partner in the Maritime, Insurance and International Trade Law Practice of Cox Yeats. She joined the Firm in 2012 and has practised as an admitted attorney in South Africa since 2014. Tamryn was appointed a Partner at the Firm on 1 March 2017. Tamryn specialises in all aspects of mariti... click for more information
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Thabo Vilakazi
Years of Practice: 12 Position: PartnerThabo completed his LL.B. at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2009 and is currently reading for his Masters of Law (LL.M.). Thabo was admitted as a Notary Public and Conveyancer in 2011. He joined Cox Yeats in 2013 as an Associate in the Property Law Team specialising in all aspects of Property La... click for more information
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David Vlcek
Years of Practice: 17 Position: PartnerDavid obtained his LLB summa cum laude from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban in 2005. David joined Cox Yeats in 2013 and was appointed partner in 2014. David was previously employed at an international law firm headquartered in London. He specialises in Insurance Litigation and Constructio... click for more information
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Robin Westley
Years of Practice: 25 Position: PartnerRobin joined the firm in 1998 and was appointed a partner in 2001. He is a Notary Public and Conveyancer and specialises in all aspects of Property Law with particular expertise in the sugar industry. Robin heads up the Property Law Team at Cox Yeats. He is a member of the South African Property Ow... click for more information
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Chantal da Silva
Years of Practice: 7 Position: PartnerChantal is a partner in the construction, engineering, and infrastructure practice. Her areas of practice include administrative law and construction law. She has broad experience within these fields, having acted for developers, large building contractors, subcontractors, and professionals. She s... click for more information
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Benjamin Meadows
Position: PartnerBenjamin specialises in commercial transactions, dispute resolution, and litigation. He has broad experience, having acted for clients within the banking, private equity, sugar, agriculture, rental, mining, and petroleum industries, amongst others. He has experience in all manner of commercial tran... click for more information
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Rona Evans
Years of Practice: 2 Position: PartnerRona Evans is a partner in the Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure and Insurance Law Practice at Cox Yeats attorneys. She specialises in all aspects of construction, engineering and infrastructure law with a particular focus on insurance law. Within the insurance industry, Rona has broad exper... click for more information
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Christine Seger
Years of Practice: 26 Position: PartnerChristine is a partner in the Maritime and International Trade Law Practice of the firm. She joined Cox Yeats and was appointed as a partner in April 2023. Christine has practised as an admitted attorney in South Africa for 25 years and specialises in all aspects of litigation, insurance, insolvency... click for more information
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Aideen Ross
Years of Practice: 3 Position: PartnerAideen is a partner in the Maritime, Insurance, and International Trade Law Practice of Cox Yeats. She specialises in all aspects of maritime, insurance and international trade law, with particular emphasis on marine insurance, shipping litigation and road carriage claims. She joined Cox Yeats in ... click for more information
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Freddie Terblanche
Years of Practice: 14 Position: PartnerFreddie is a litigation attorney with more than 15 years' experience. During his career, he advised various multinational, listed and blue-chip companies as well as high-net-worth-individuals in complex and high value High Court and arbitration matters. click for more information
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Claudelle Pretorius
Position: PartnerClaudelle is a Partner in the Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Law team. She specialises and has extensive experience in all aspects of Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure law, as well as Procurement Law and Commercial litigation. Claudelle also has a background in Employment La... click for more information
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Adelin Dalais
Years of Practice: 11 Position: PartnerAdelin is a partner in the insolvency, business rescue and restructure department in the firm. She joined the firm from ENSAfrica where she practised in their insolvency, business rescue and restructuring department for 12.5 years. Adelin has acted for banks, private individuals, parastatals, vari... click for more information
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Jennifer Smit
Years of Practice: 1 Position: AssociateJennifer graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a Bachelor of Arts (International Studies) majoring in Political Science and History. She continued her studies at UKZN, where she obtained her LLB in 2019. Jennifer completed her first year of articles at a Durban-based firm, where she ga... click for more information
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Magan Baker
Years of Practice: 4 Position: AssociateMegan initially graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication Science in 2007 from UNISA. She then went on to obtain her Bachelor of Laws in 2016. Megan was admitted as an Attorney in 2019 having completed her articles of clerkship at a Durban-based firm. She then practiced as an As... click for more information
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Mohamed Mota
Years of Practice: 4 Position: AssociateMohamed is an Associate in our Construction Team. He is a litigation and dispute-resolution practitioner, specialising in disputes in court, arbitration, appeal and tribunal proceedings. Mohamed's primary area of practice and training is in administrative law, public procurement processes, energy l... click for more information
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Jenna Rodd
Years of Practice: 2 Position: AssociateJenna holds both a Bachelor of Social Sciences Degree (majoring in Psychology and English Literature) and Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Cape Town. After graduating, Jenna joined a U.K. managed international commercial law firm and thereafter went on to complete her articles at a bo... click for more information
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Slindokuhle Ngwenya
Years of Practice: 2 Position: AssociateSlindokuhle Ngwenya is an Associate in the Maritime, Insurance, and International Trade Law Practice of Cox Yeats. She specialises in all aspects of maritime, insurance and international trade law, with particular emphasis on marine insurance, shipping litigation and road carriage claims. Slindoku... click for more information