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Petr Erasmus

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Work Department

Tax & Exchange Control

Position

Petr Erasmus is a Director in our Tax and Exchange Control practice. 

Career

Petr started his career as a Customs and Excise Officer at SARS: Customs in 1996. He was deployed across a wide range of customs and excise positions and offices before being appointed as a Tax Lawyer / Legal Advisor in 2007 at SARS Head Office in Pretoria. During this time Petr was exposed to numerous matters relating to the entire scope of customs and excise.

Petr served his articles at the State Attorney in Pretoria in 2011, joined Shepstone & Wylie as an Associate in 2012 and was appointed as Partner in 2015. In 2016 he joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director.

Education

• B Proc, University of South Africa
• LLB, University of South Africa
• Admitted as an Attorney: 2012
• Customs courses up to law enforcement and checking course
• Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council