Jerry Kaapu > Bowmans > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
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SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2146
South Africa
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Jerry Kaapu
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Jerry Kaapu is a partner in Bowmans’ Johannesburg Employment and Benefits Practice.
He is a seasoned litigator and is also an accredited industrial relations trainer, mediator and arbitrator.
He has served as a prosecutor, initiator, and chairperson in many disciplinary inquiries and represented a diversity of clients in litigation and private arbitrations at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), Bargaining Councils, the Labour Court and the Labour Appeal Courts.
Jerry has served on the South African Society for Labour Law’s (SASLAW’s) Executive Committee and as Deputy President of the Gauteng Chapter.
Jerry was appointed as an Acting Judge of the Labour Court in 2016.
He has B.Proc and LLB degrees from the University of the Western Cape.
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Employment
(Hall of Fame)Bowmans’ employment and benefits practice houses ‘an exceptional team of lawyers, with an unwavering commitment to excellence coupled with a pragmatic and strategic approach to solving complex issues‘. Led by Helen Wilsenach, the group routinely advises on a wide spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Karen Fulton fields expertise in advising financial services sector entities on employment issues, and Jerry Kaapu
is sought after for his experience in advising on collective bargaining and restructurings. Nadine Mather provides ‘practical, commercially sound advice on anything employment-related‘. Rosalind Davey advises on outsourcings and dismissal disputes, and Talita Laubscher handles discrimination claims. Graham Damant and Mbali Mnyandu are key names in the department.
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