Mr Nick Robb > Webber Wentzel > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

Webber Wentzel
90 RIVONIA ROAD, SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196,
PO BOX 61771, MARSHALLTOWN 2107
South Africa

Work Department

Employment, Health & Safety Practice

Position

Consultant

Career

Nick is an expert in employment and labour law. He advises on employment related aspects of business rescue proceedings, mergers and acquisitions (including competition law matters) and outsourcing. Nick’s litigation practice includes forensic enquiries, collective disputes and strikes, executive dismissals and discrimination, whistle-blowing and restraint of trade disputes. His clients include corporates and government departments. Nick sat as an Acting Judge of the Labour Court at the request of the Judge President in 2012 and 2014.

Education

LLB, University of the Witwatersrand, 1979
BA, University of the Witwatersrand, 1977

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Employment

(Hall of Fame)

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The ‘very professional‘ team at Webber Wentzel ‘has extensive experience in labour matters‘, and stands out for its strength in advising fintech, mining and financial services sector clients on a spectrum of employment issues. Lizle Louw has a specialist focus on assisting clients from the mining industry with individual and collective labour law matters; she co-heads the department with Eugene Phajane, who is sought after for his strength in labour litigation and industrial relations disputes. Nivaani Moodley handles transfers of business and retrenchment matters, and Mehnaaz Bux  is well versed in advising on unfair dismissals and collective bargaining work. Siya Ngcamu is singled out for his contributions, and Johan Olivier and Nick Robb have excellent reputations for their longstanding expertise in the employment law space.