Ms Kate Collier > Webber Wentzel > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile

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

Employment, Health & Safety Practice

Position

Partner

Career

Kate specialises in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) law. She has an interest in the impact and management of workplace health and safety risks in commercial transactions including large disposals or acquisitions of businesses. Her areas of expertise include regulatory and risk management advice, accident and non-conformance investigations, occupational health and safety related disputes and regulatory inquiries, occupational health and safety business crimes and prosecutions, commercial drafting and due diligence assessments.

Kate’s occupational health and safety expertise has been recognised by various international research organisations including Chambers Global, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers.

Education

International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH), 2022 (IDipNEBOSH)
Postgraduate Certificate Course in Advanced Administrative Law, University of the Witwatersrand, 2013
Certificate Course: Implementation of an occupational health and safety management system based on OHSAS 18001, North-West University, 2011
Certificate Course: Occupational health and safety management system OHSAS 18001 audit: based on ISO 19011 and ISO 17021, North-West University, 2011
LLB, University of the Witwatersrand, 2005
BA, University of the Witwatersrand, 2003
Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Employment

At Webber Wentzel, the ‘knowledgeable and experienced‘ team has established expertise in handling a wide spectrum of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters, and is well regarded for its strength in advising on employee benefits cases. Kate Collier heads up the practice and is a key contact for workplace health and safety mandates, while the ‘exceptional practitionerLizle Louw has extensive experience in acting for mining sector entities on collective and individual labour law issues. Andries Kruger handles unfair dismissal disputes, retrenchments, employment contracts, and collective agreements, while Dhevarsha Ramjettan acts on restraint of trade cases. Johan Olivier and Nick Robb have excellent track records in appearing before the Labour Courts and Siya Ngcamu regularly advises on labour law disputes.

South Africa > Mining

(Next Generation Partners)

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Webber Wentzel‘s well-regarded mining practice is led by regulatory expert Jonathan Veeran and department deputy Rita Spalding, who has a solid track record in handling corporate and M&A matters and restructuring work in the mining sector. Kate Collier is very experienced in advising on health and safety issues in the space, and Bruce Dickinson has an excellent reputation for handling a broad range of mining matters. Giada Masina is a key contact in the group for high-profile mining transactions.