SENIOR MEMBERS
Morris Basslian SC
Year of admission : 1978
Conferment of silk : 2010
Area of practice : Commercial Law, Matrimonial matters, Personal injury claims, Criminal matters.
Contact details : 083 267 2772
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Having matriculated, Morris attended the Natal University (Durban) and by March 1971 graduated with a B.Com LLB.
On 21 February 1971, he commenced articles of clerkship with attorneys Jack Blumenthal and Daniels.
He was admitted as an attorney of the Transvaal Provincial Division in March 1973 and practiced as such until October 1977 when he caused his name to be removed from the roll of attorney with a view of becoming admitted as an Advocates.Morris became a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates in February 1978 after serving his pupillage with Advocate M Zar SC.He runs a busy practice involving mainly commercial matters although he also appears in opposed motion matters, matrimonial matters, personal injury claims and occasionally in criminal matters.
He has appeared in 36 reported cases
Aslam Bava SC
Year of admission : 1992
Contact details : 082 442 4536
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Roshan Bedhesi SC
Year of admission : 1987
Contact details. : (011) 282-3700
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John Campbell SC
Year of admission : 1989
Contact details. : 082 446 5010
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Nceba Dukada SC
Year of admission : 1990
Conferment of silk : 2005
Area of practice : Medical Negligence, Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Civil Litigation
Contact details. : 082 416 7453
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Adv. Dukada SC commenced his legal career as a clerk of the Magistrates Court, thereafter he became court interpreter, a clerk in the then Attorney-General’s Office, a District Prosecutor, a Magistrate and ultimately became a member of the Mthatha Bar from 1990 until he obtained Silk in 2005.
After a period of eighteen years of practice in Mthatha, Nceba relocated to Johannesburg where he joined the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and began to enjoy practice in the fields of professional medical negligence, constitutional law and administrative law and civil litigation generally.
He has had acting stints in the various divisions of the Eastern Cape since 1994 and the Johannesburg High Court. He is a former member of the Road Accident Fund Board and is responsible for the establishment of a branch office in the impoverished Eastern Cape, an achievement which earned him a Certificate of Excellence for serving the Board during the period from June 2000 to May 2003. He is also a co-founder of the National Lotteries Board which delivered lottery in South Africa.
Adv Dukada SC has served in the executive of the Johannesburg Bar Council and Advocates for Transformation. He is currently serving on a number of Boards and non-governmental organisation.
Hamilton Maentje SC
Year of admission : 2000
Conferment of silk : 2011
Contact details. : 083 459 6358
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Ngwako Hamilton Maenetje SC was admitted as an attorney on 18 February 1998, and as an advocate on 3 November 1999. He became a member of the Johannesburg Bar on 24 July 2000, and took silk on 5 September 2011. Maenetje was previously a high school teacher in Mpumalanga and a lecturer at the Wits School of Law where he lectured amongst others intellectual property law and insurance law. He has served as a vice chairperson of the Johannesburg Bar Council, group leader of the Duma Nokwe Group of Advocates, alternate chairperson of the appeals committee of the Council for Medical Schemes and chairperson of the Advertising Standards Committee of the Advertising Standards Authority. His areas of practice include constitutional and administrative law, competition law, international trade law, labour law, media law and commercial law. He regularly acts for government departments, regulatory bodies, private and state owned entities, as well as individuals (including pro bono) in these areas of law in the courts and tribunals. He has acted as an arbitrator in commercial and labour disputes and as chairperson in internal disciplinary proceedings, and has served as an acting judge in the High Court and Labour Court
William Mokhari SC
Year of admission : 1999
Conferment of silk : 2010
Contact details. : 082 440 3944
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Dali Mpofu SC
Year of admission : 2009
Conferment of silk : 2014
Contact details : 083 260 1433
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Patric Mtshaulana SC
Year of admission : 1996
Conferment of silk : 2005
Contact details. : 082 468 5346
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Michael Naidoo SC
Year of admission : 1988
Conferment of silk : 2010
Contact details. : 083 377 5053
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Magafe J Ramaepadi SC
Year of admission : 1996
Conferment of silk : 2020
Contact details : 083 986 0404
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Sias Reyneke SC
Year of admission : 1973
Conferment of silk : 1997
Area of practice : Construction Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Aviation Regulation, Administrative Law.
Contact details. : 083 653 2281
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Sias has been involved in High Court litigation and arbitrations. Have acted as Judge in the High Court and as an Arbitrator. He is actively involved in advocacy training.
Pule G Seleka SC
Year of admission : 2001
Conferment of silk : 2016
Contact details. : 083 977 1606
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Pule is a graduate of the University of Potchefstroom where he obtained his BA Law and LLB cum laude. He was a research clerk at the Constitutional Court for Chief Justice Chaskalson. He was called to the Bar in December 2001 and began his full-time practice in 2003. Before then, he was a lecturer at the School Law, Wits University, where he taught Unjustified Enrichment, Introduction to Constitutional Law, Introduction to South African Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
He was conferred silk in 2016, and has acted as an arbitrator and a Judge in both the High Court and the Labour Court.
He is currently the Group Leader of the Duma Nokwe Group of Advocates.
His areas of practice include commercial and high court litigation, Constitutional & Administrative Law, Competition Law, Labour Law, Mining & Company Law, etc.
He enjoys classical music and Neuroscience.
Mahlape Sello SC
Year of admission : 2003
Conferment of silk : 2020
Contact details : 083 414 4428
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Gift Shakoane SC
Year of admission : 1996
Conferment of silk : 2014
Contact details : 083 473 9402
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Sydwell L Shangisa SC
Year of admission : 2006
Conferment of silk : 2020
Contact details : 082 401 8560
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Wisani H Sibuyi SC
Year of admission: 1997
Conferment of Silk: 2018
Area of Practice: Commercial Law, Labour Law and Civil Ligation
Contact details: 082 684 8977
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Edmund Wessels SC
Year of admission : 1991
Conferment of silk : 2016
Contact details : 082 453 0925
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