Attorneys that are currently listed as practicing at Cox Yeats (Durban)
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Andrew Clark
Years of Practice: 29 Position: Managing PartnerAndrew is the Managing Partner of Cox Yeats and leads the Maritime, Insurance and International Trade Law practice. He has over 25 years’ experience in maritime and insurance law, with a particular focus on marine and transport insurance. His practice has expanded to include general insurance claim... click for more information
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Alastair Hay
Years of Practice: 48 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: 38 Position: PartnerMichael joined the firm as a candidate attorney in 1988 and was appointed a partner in 1990. He served as managing partner from 2011 to 2021. He heads the Commercial & Natural Resources Law Team at Cox Yeats. He received his BCom LLB cum laude from the University of Natal, Durban, and his LLM with f... click for more information
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Richard Hoal
Years of Practice: 28 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: 17 Position: PartnerPeter is a Partner in the Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Law team at Cox Yeats. With more than a decade of experience as an admitted attorney in South Africa, Peter has become a trusted industry leader in the realm of construction and procurement dispute resolution. Peter specialises ... click for more information
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Roger Green
Years of Practice: 53 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: 15 Position: PartnerJason is a Partner at Cox Yeats, practising in Corporate and Commercial Law, with a focus on commercial transactions, private equity, and regulatory advisory. He joined the firm as a Candidate Attorney in 2011, having completed his LL.B, cum laude, and was appointed as a Partner in 2015 after pract... click for more information
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Sunil Hansjee
Years of Practice: 13 Position: PartnerSunil practices in the Employment and Labour Team. He has been in practise as an admitted attorney in South Africa for almost 10 years and has his High Court Rights of appearance. He commenced practise at a boutique employment law firm and then joined Cox Yeats Attorneys as an associate in 2016. In... click for more information
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Helen Jackson
Years of Practice: 30 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: 15 Position: PartnerCarol is a Partner at Cox Yeats, practising in Property and Commercial Law. She joined the firm in 2011 and is an admitted attorney, notary public, and conveyancer, with extensive experience across a broad range of property-related transactions. Carol holds an LL.B, summa cum laude, from the Unive... click for more information
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Randhir Naiker
Years of Practice: 21 Position: PartnerRandhir is a Partner at Cox Yeats, practising in Corporate and Commercial Law, Healthcare, and Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Law. He began his legal career at Deneys Reitz in 2002 and subsequently spent six years in-house at Momentum, where he developed strong commercial and operatio... click for more information
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Thys Scheepers
Years of Practice: 24 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 Kelly
Years of Practice: 10 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: 22 Position: PartnerTina is a partner at Cox Yeats, focusing on compliance, particularly in relation to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA). She advises teams on regulatory obligations, risk management and the implementation of effective compliance frameworks. She joined the firm in 2018 and has since develop... click for more information
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David Vlcek
Years of Practice: 20 Position: PartnerDavid is a Partner at Cox Yeats, practising in Insurance Law and Construction and Infrastructure Law, with a particular focus on the built environment. He holds an LL.B, summa cum laude, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and joined the firm in 2013, becoming a Partner in 2014. Before joining Cox... click for more information
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Robin Westley
Years of Practice: 28 Position: PartnerRobin is a partner in the Property Law Practice, with over 28 years of specialised experience in property and commercial law. He advises a broad range of clients, including several major South African banks, as well as commercial and residential property owners and developers. His areas of focus inc... click for more information
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Benjamin Meadows
Position: PartnerBenjamin is a Partner at Cox Yeats, practising in Corporate and Commercial Law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, competition law, and regulatory compliance. He advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, from the negotiation of initial terms and deal structuring to funding and secur... click for more information
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Rona Evans
Years of Practice: 5 Position: PartnerRona is a partner practising in both the Durban and Johannesburg offices. She advises local insurers in relation to coverage disputes, policy response and interpretation, subrogated recoveries and advice on insurance regulatory aspects. Rona’s areas of expertise include professional indemnity, prope... click for more information
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Christine Seger
Years of Practice: 29 Position: PartnerChristine is a partner in the Maritime, International Trade Law and Insurance Law Practice of the firm, specialising primarily in Insurance and Commercial law litigation. She joined Cox Yeats as a partner in April 2023. Christine has practised as an admitted attorney in South Africa for 25 years, a... click for more information
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Aideen Ross
Years of Practice: 6 Position: PartnerAideen is a Partner in the Maritime, Insurance and International Trade Law practice at Cox Yeats Attorneys. She specialises in maritime, insurance, and international trade law, with particular emphasis on marine insurance, shipping litigation, logistics, and road carriage claims. Aideen joined Cox ... 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: 14 Position: PartnerAdelin is a Partner in the Business Rescue, Restructuring and Insolvency practice at Cox Yeats. She joined the firm after more than 12 years at ENSafrica, where she practised in the same field, gaining extensive experience in insolvency, restructuring, and debt recovery. Adelin has acted for banks,... click for more information
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Mohamed Mota
Years of Practice: 7 Position: PartnerMohamed is a dispute resolution practitioner at Cox Yeats, specialising in litigation and dispute resolution across courts, arbitration, appeal, and tribunal proceedings. His primary areas of practice include administrative law, public procurement, energy law, environmental law, and town planning. ... click for more information
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Jenna Rodd
Years of Practice: 5 Position: PartnerJenna is a Partner at Cox Yeats, practising in Business Rescue, Restructuring and Insolvency. She holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences (majoring in Psychology and English Literature) and an LL.B from the University of Cape Town and is an admitted attorney and notary public of the High Court of South... click for more information
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Slindokuhle Ngwenya
Years of Practice: 5 Position: PartnerSlindokuhle Ngwenya is a partner in the Maritime, Insurance, and International Trade Law Practice at Cox Yeats. She specialises in maritime, insurance and international trade law, with a particular focus on marine insurance, shipping litigation and logistics claims across both sea and land. She has... click for more information
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Megan Baker
Years of Practice: 7 Position: Senior AssociateMegan is a Senior Associate at Cox Yeats, practising in Banking and Finance, with a focus on Insolvency and Business Rescue. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication Science from UNISA and an LL.B, and was admitted as an attorney in 2019 after completing her articles at a Durban-ba... click for more information
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Jennifer Smit
Years of Practice: 4 Position: Senior AssociateJennifer holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Stellenbosch, majoring in Political Science and History, and completed her LLB at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2019. She began her legal career at a Durban-based firm, where she gained experience in litigation, ... click for more information