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 practitioner’ Lizle 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.
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‘The team is professional with excellent communication skills.'
The Webber Wentzel team works collaboratively to devise strategic and creative solutions.’
‘Lizle Louw is an exceptional practitioner who intuitively understands clients' needs and how to fulfill them.’
‘The team is always available to assist and the advice given is practical and useful and makes the implementation process easy.'
‘I work with Lizle Louw, she is fantastic. She always makes herself available and her turnaround times are excellent. She provides guidance and support in all matters that I raise with her. She is an absolute pleasure to work with.'
‘We have always received an excellent service from knowledgeable and experienced attorneys.’
Key clients
- Association for Savings and Investment South Africa
- Banking Association South Africa
- South African Insurance Association
- Financial Intermediaries Association
- InterCement South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- MultiChoice Group (MultiChoice)
- Heineken International B.V
- Sunside Acquisitions Limited
- iBridge Contact Solution (Pty) Ltd
- Anglo Corporate Services South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Work highlights
- Assisted the ASISA, BASA, SAIA, and FIA with draft regulations on proposed numerical targets surrounding the Employment Equity Amendment Act.
- Successfully represented iBridge Contact Solution in an appeal against a Labour Court decision concerning employee transfers between contractors.
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Siya Ngcamu
Practice head
Kate Collier
Other key lawyers
Lizle Louw; Andries Kruger; Dhevarsha Ramjettan; Eugene Phajane; Johan Olivier; Nick Robb; Siya Ngcamu