Brick Court Chambers

Arbitrations, public law (particularly constitutional, administrative and regulatory – including competition and telecommunications – law) and commercial law. Arbitrator in IATA contractual and damages claim between two European airlines. ICC arbitrator regarding Seychelles contractual dispute. Leading counsel in ICC mobile telephony arbitration. Leading counsel for Zimbabwean commercial farmers before Southern African Development Community Tribunal, African Commission and African Court. Leading counsel for Total and Gold Fields Ltd in their successful opposition to merger proceedings, and inter alios for SASOL, Walmart and Glencore in other competition proceedings. Leading counsel for Attorney-General of Botswana, Attorney-General of Namibia, National Treasury and SA Revenue Services in variety of constitutional and international law, human rights, public finance and tax disputes.

Called 1993; Middle Temple. Senior counsel (1989); president of the Cape Bar (1997-99); chairman of the General Council of the Bar of SA, co-chair of the Forum for Barristers and Advocates (1999-2002); founding vice-chair of the Bar for the ICC (2003); judge of the Court of Appeal of Lesotho (1996-2010). Publications of note: Contributed three titles to South Africa’s equivalent of Halsbury. Current directorships: Freedom under Law.

Afrikaans; reading knowledge Dutch and German.

Northlea School and Sixth Form College, Zimbabwe; Beit Scholar, University of Stellenbosch (1973 BA, LLB); Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford (1976 BCL).

Swimming, walking, reading.