Peter Surtees

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...

Roelf is privileged to lead the great team at Roelf Nel Incorporated to ever higher levels. He specializes in both the delivery of infrastructure and energy projects with extensive experience in construction advisory project execution mandates and dispute resolution relating to these types of projects. Roelf has a passion for the construction sector and presents training on standard form construction contracts to the industry and the legal profession. ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION...

After completing a postgraduate LLB at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Andrew relocated to Cape Town to join a leading corporate practice in their litigation and dispute resolution department. Andrew was active in student politics whilst at Wits having been elected to the Law Students Council and sat as a student representative on the University’s disciplinary board. After completing his articles, Andrew was appointed as a professional assistant before joining Craig...

Roger 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 Society of South Africa. He has served on the Property Law Committee of the KZN Law Society for over 25 years. Roger was listed as a recommended South African corporate property lawyer in The Which Lawy...

Peter joined Cox Yeats in 2010 as a Candidate Attorney, whereafter he was appointed as an associate and in 2015 was appointed a partner. Peter completed his LLB at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2009, after matriculating from Durban High School. He practises in the Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Law Team and also deals extensively with procurement related issues. Peter was appointed as a member of the Joint Building Contracts Committee Drafting Panel in January 2018.

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...

Gareth Cremen adds diverse expertise to our Insolvency & Business Rescue practice. He specialises in the fields of debt recovery, business restructuring, business rescue and insolvency. His extensive experience resulting in Gareth having acted for multinational corporations, local and international banks, business rescue practitioners, liquidators, creditors and listed companies. Gareth has advised these entities on expedited debt recovery mechanisms, debt recovery, business rescue, liqui...

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.

Randhir Naicker is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation. He is a Partner at Cox Yeats with extensive experience in corporate, commercial, health care, and construction law. He began his career at Deneys Reitz in 2002 and spent six years in-house at Momentum, developing strong commercial and regulatory expertise. He joined Cox Yeats in 2013 and was appointed Partner in 2014. Randhir advises clients on business and company law, mergers and acquisitions...

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...