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Joubert Galpin Searle is an established South African law firm with almost a century of legal experience. Founded in the Eastern Cape and now operating across key commercial centres, we advise businesses, institutions, entrepreneurs, families and individuals across South Africa.

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With almost a century’s experience in the legal field, Joubert Galpin Searle are lawyers that offer our clients the best of the old and the best of the new. 

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Mihlali Booi

Mihlali Booi
Associate

Qualifications

LLB

Focus Areas

  • Corporate and Insurance Litigation
  • General Advisory Services and Opinions
  • General Recoveries

For references or notable cases, please contact Mihlali directly.

Bambanani Wonga

Associate 

Qualifications

LLB

Focus Areas

  • Corporate and Commercial Law & Litigation
  • Contract Law
  • Construction Law
  • Municipal, Public & Procurement Law
  • Administrative & Constitutional Law

For references or notable cases, please contact Bambanani directly.

Jean-Roux Van Huyssteen

Director

Qualifications

B Com Law

LLB

M.Com (Tax)

Focus Areas

  • Tax Law
  • Tax Dispute Resolution & Tax Litigation
  • SARS Audits, Verifications, Objections and Appeals
  • VAT
  • Customs & Excise
  • Tax Administration
  • Administrative Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • Commercial Tax Advisory
  • High-Net-Worth Tax Advisory

For references or notable cases, please contact Jean-Roux directly.

Sisiphosenkosi Poti
Associate

Qualifications

  • LLB

Focus Areas

  • Corporate and Commercial Litigation and General Advice
  • Contract Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Local Government Law
  • Public Procurement Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Trust Law
  • Magistrates Court and High Court Litigation
For references or notable cases, please contact Sisiphosenkosi directly.

Themba Papu
Associate

Qualifications

  • LLB
  • BA Drama and Film Studies
  • BA Honours Drama and Film Studies

Focus Areas

  • Magistrates’ Court and High Court Litigation
  • Property Law
  • Matrimonial Law
  • Labour Litigation

For references or notable cases, please contact Themba directly.

Esethu Zibi
Senior Associate

Qualifications

LLB

Focus Areas

  • Property Law
  • All aspects of Conveyancing
  • Aspects of Notarial Law
  • Contract Law pertaining to Property
  • Registration of Mortgage and Notarial Bonds

Notable projects / judgements

For references or notable cases, please contact Esethu directly.

Shayne De Beer
Director 

Qualifications

  • LLB

Focus Areas

  • Municipal Law
  • Public & Procurement Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Law & Litigation
  • Contract Law

For references or notable cases, please contact Shayne directly.

Innis Du Preez
Director 

Qualifications

  • B Proc
  • Adv Diploma Labour Law

Focus Areas

  • Corporate Recoveries
  • Bank Foreclosures
  • Vehicle Asset Finance Recoveries
  • Insurance Recoveries and Litigation
  • Liquidations

For references or notable cases, please contact Innis directly.

Shakira Ahmed
Director

Qualifications

  • LLB (Nelson Mandela University)
  • Conveyancer
  • Notary
  • Advanced Certificate in Insolvency

Focus Areas

  • Equality Court Disputes
  • Evictions – Commercial/Residential
  • High Court Delictual Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Notarial and Surety Bonds
  • Notarial Law – Antenuptial Contracts
  • Personal Injury Law
  • Professional Indemnity Insurance Defence Law
  • Professional Negligence Law
  • Property Law
  • Land Disputes
  • Liquor Law
  • Liquidations and Insolvency
  • Deceased Estate Litigation
  • Correspondent Litigation
  • Immigration Law

For references or notable cases, please contact Shakira directly.

Natasha De Goede
Director

Qualifications

  • LL B (University of Pretoria)
  • Notary

Focus Areas

  • Civil Law
  • Medical Law
  • Mediation
  • Evictions – Commercial/Residential
  • High Court Delictual Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Medical Defence Law
  • Notarial Law
  • Personal Injury Law
  • Professional Indemnity Insurance Defence Law
  • Professional Negligence Law
  • Property Law
  • Deceased Estate Litigation
  • Correspondent Litigation

For references or notable cases, please contact Natasha directly.

Hennie van Eck
Consulting Attorney

Qualifications

  • BProc

Focus Areas

  • Civil Law
  • Medical Law
  • Mediation
  • High Court Delictual Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Medical Defence Law
  • Personal Injury Law
  • Professional Indemnity Insurance Defence Law
  • Professional Negligence Law
  • Continued Professional Development Education (Seminars/Workshops)

For references or notable cases, please contact Hennie directly.

Leonelle Conradie
Associate 

Qualifications

  • BA Law
  • LLB

Focus Areas

  • Drafting Employment Contracts and Policy Documents
  • Training of internal processes
  • Employment Law Compliance Audits
  • Chairing and prosecuting Internal Disciplinary Hearings
  • Retrenchments
  • Contractual Disputes
  • Restraint of Trade disputes
  • Arbitrations (CCMA & Bargaining Councils)
  • Labour Court appearances

For references or notable cases, please contact Leonelle directly.

Marco Boyens
Director

Qualifications

  • LLB
  • Master’s Degree (Labour Law)
  • Post graduate Diploma (Labour Law)

Focus Areas

  • Review Applications of arbitration awards
  • Arbitrations (CCMA & Bargaining Councils)
  • Disciplinary investigations and subsequent prosecution
  • Employee Relations
  • Drafting Employment Contracts and Policy Documents
  • Chairing Internal Disciplinary Hearings
  • Corporate Restructuring (Retrenchments)
  • Employment Law Compliance Audits
  • Exemption Applications
  • Contractual Disputes
  • Commercial employment transactions
  • Restraint of Trade disputes

For references or notable cases, please contact Marco directly.

Leon van Staden
Director

Qualifications

  • BJuris
  • LLB
  • LLM (Labour)

Focus Areas

  • Employment Law for private companies and public entities
  • Municipal Law
  • Labour litigation- CCMA, Bargaining Councils
  • Labour Court
  • Labour Appeal Court
  • Constitutional Court
  • Review Applications
  • Collective Bargaining
  • Strike Interdicts
  • Advice on all employment related aspects- restructuring, employment contracts & policies
  • Chairing and prosecuting in disciplinary hearings

For references or notable cases, please contact Leon directly.

Rowan Willcock
Consulting Attorney

Qualifications

  • BJuris
  • LLB
  • Agricultural Diploma

Focus Areas

  • Labour & Employment Law
  • Industrial dispute guidance
  • Labour Court appearances
  • CCMA representation
  • Arbitrations
  • Drafting contracts of employment, collective agreements, and related agreements.
  • Workshops and training.
  • Strategic advice during restructuring exercises.
  • Chairing internal enquiries.
  • Mediation services

For references or notable cases, please contact Rowan directly.

Teresa Heasley
Senior Associate

Qualifications

B Proc
Conveyancer

Focus Areas

  • Deceased Estates
  • Conveyancing

Notable projects / judgements

For references or notable cases, please contact Teresa directly.

Dubennette Moolman
Director

Qualifications

  • B Proc
  • Conveyancer
  • Notary Public

Focus Areas

  • Property Law
  • Conveyancing
  • Notarial Law
  • Contract Law pertaining to Property (Freehold, Sectional Title and Developments)
  • Registration of Mortgage and Notarial Bonds

For references or notable cases, please contact Dubennette directly.

Nathan Isaac
Associate

Qualifications

  • LLB

Focus Areas

  • Corporate and Commercial litigation and general legal advice
  • Contract Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Trust Law
  • Magistrates Court & High Court Litigation

For references or notable cases, please contact Nathan directly.

Phiwokuhle Ncanywa
Director

Qualifications

  • LLB (Nelson Mandela University)

Focus Areas

  • Corporate and Commercial litigation and general legal advice
  • Administrative Law Litigation
  • Municipal Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Information Law
  • Spatial Planning and Land Use Law
  • Property law
  • Land Dispute Matters
  • Procurement Law
  • Construction Law

For references or notable cases, please contact Phiwokuhle directly.

Loren Burton
Director

Qualifications

  • LLB (Fort Hare)
  • Notary

Focus Areas

  • Magistrates Court Litigation
  • High Court Litigation
  • Corporate and Commercial litigation and general legal advice
  • Contract Law
  • Insolvency Law
  • Construction Disputes
  • Recoveries
  • Personal Injury Law
  • Ante Nuptial Contracts
  • Notarial Services

For references or notable cases, please contact Loren directly.

Cindy Jonker
Director

Qualifications

  • B Juris
  • Baccalareus Legum
  • Notary

Focus Areas

  • Corporate and Commercial arbitrations, litigation and general legal advice
  • Contract Law
  • Municipal Law
  • Trust Law
  • Liquor Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Administrative Law
  • Administrative Law Litigation
  • Corporate governance compliance and training
  • Energy Law

For references or notable cases, please contact Cindy directly.

Warren Parker
Managing Director

Qualifications

  • BComm (UPE)
  • LLB (UPE)
  • Notary Public
  • Conveyancer
  • Certificate in International Trade (ITRISA)
  • H Dip Tax (UJ)

Focus Areas

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Commercial, Contract and Company Law
  • Telecommunications Law
  • Tax and Tax Litigation
  • Engineering and Construction law Disputes and Claims
  • Municipal Law
  • Public & Procurement Law
  • Administrative and Constitutional Law
  • Corporate and Commercial arbitrations, litigation and general legal advice

For references or notable cases, please contact Warren directly.