Ms Lizle Louw > 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

Partner

Career

​Lizle specialises in collective and individual labour law with a specific focus in the mining industry. She has previously been appointed as an acting judge in the Labour Court of South Africa. From 2011 to 2016, Lizle was the editor-in-chief of Labour Law for Managers: Practical Handbook, which is widely distributed in South Africa among human resources and employee relations practitioners. Lizle is a fellow with the Association of Arbitrators​.

Education

LLB, University of Johannesburg, 1998
B.Com, University of Johannesburg, 1996
Certificate in International Law, University of Antwerp, 1999
Admitted attorney and conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa

Lawyer Rankings

South Africa > Employment

(Next Generation Partners)

Lizle Louw – Webber Wentzel

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.