Francis Newham

David joined Cox Yeats in 2013 and was appointed partner in 2014. He obtained his LL.B Summa Cum Laude from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban in 2005. David specialises in Commercial Litigation and Construction and Infrastructure Law. His commercial litigation experience comprises fields such as, Contractual Disputes, Administrative (Tender) Law and Commercial Arbitrations. He is experienced in negotiation and drafting of JBCC, NEC3, GCC and FIDIC agreements and their enforcement. David...

Michael Jackson has been the Managing Partner at Cox Yeats since 2011. He also heads up the Corporate & Natural Resources Law Team at Cox Yeats. He received his B.Com. LL.B. cum laude from the University of Natal, Durban and his LL.M with first class honours from Cambridge University where he was elected a scholar of St John’s College. His principal areas of practice are Business Law, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, Natural Resources & Energy and Empowerment & Transfor...

Christine Seger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law, Insurance Law and Litigation. She 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, and property-related matters. She joined another leading law firm in...

Nike is an attorney, notary and conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa with more than 20 years experience in corporate and commercial matters, having worked as in-house counsel and as director at respected regional and national law firms.

Robin 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 and has particular expertise in the sugar industry. He is a member of the South African Property Owners’ Association and has lectured from time to time at courses offered by the South African Property Owners’ Association. He has also lectured various courses at the Law Society of South Africa’s School for Legal Practice. Robi...

After qualifying with a B Com LLB from Wits University Craig served articles with MJ Silver Rothbart and Cohen, a commercial and insolvency firm Craig was admitted as an attorney with this varied practice. Gaining invaluable experience practising as a professional legal assistant, Craig was involved in commercial drafting, commercial litigation, restructures, insolvency enquiries and related litigation. Craig was a member of the Legal Counsel team in a commercial environment for six years and...

Grant Nirenstein is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Arbitration and Mediation and Litigation. Grant, who practices law in Cape Town, South Africa, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Grant is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mongezi has over 10 years of experience in the fields of corporate and commercial dispute resolution, insolvency law, credit law (foreclosures, corporate recoveries, business rescue, liquidations and restructuring), insurance law (life assurance, pension fund and disability fund claims), public administration law, procurement and public finance law, general litigation and arbitrations. Additionally, he has vast specialist knowledge in sectors such as mining, alternative energy solutions, proj...

Gary Pritchard is an established Attorney in practice since 1992. Gary focuses on construction and engineering law as well as general commercial litigation including insurance and banking litigation, construction and sports law. He is a former director of one of Johannesburg’s largest law firms where he practiced for the past 19 years. Gary has achieved the following accolades: 2019 Recommended in Legal 500 Construction2019 Recognised in The Best Lawyers in South Africa for Construction...

Anne Venter is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation. Anne, who practices law in Cape Town, South Africa, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.