Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• 'Professional approach and sound advice. Pragmatic approach to managing disputes.'

• ‘Clive Rumsey is the key counsel for dispute resolution. Clive's effort to better understand the business and the matter under review is key to the success of the dispute resolution. He delivers on time, supports the management of the matter and the timelines, and provides key advice based on his broad knowledge of the industry and dispute resolution processes.'

• ‘Immediate efficient responses.'

• ‘Corné Lewis is incredibly practical and well rounded in his understanding of customer needs and risk management. I highly trust him to provide meaningful support and legal advisory services for any instruction he is entrusted to manage.'

• ‘Very good litigation team, subject matter expertise, great negotiating skills, very responsive.'

• ‘The team reacts efficiently and swiftly to any requests from the client.'

• ‘The team is technically very strong and commercially astute. This is a value for service offering whereby the firm seeks to charge its clients realistically for the services offered, which means that the client receives a high value for money service offering that exceeds expectations in all cases in my experience.’

• ‘Anja Hofmeyr who provides excellent service in a demanding and emotionally charged area of law with an understated confidence. She is a highly skilled and empathetic legal practitioner who ensures that you always understand the status of your particular matter.'

• ‘Unrivalled service, exceptionally efficient, great legal minds.’

• ‘Corné Lewis is one in a million. I have never worked with such an exceptional litigator.'

• ‘Anja Hofmeyr is courageous, and has a thorough understanding of the law and its practicalities. If Anja advises me to fight or settle, I trust her advice implicitly.'

• 'Lucinde Rhoodie provided immense reassurance and support to us. She managed our expectations.'

• ‘Rishaban Moodley and Corné Lewis lead very strong teams with diverse experience and knowledge.'

• ‘The diversity of skills all complement each other.'

• ‘Their unceasing and uncompromising dedication to service delivery coupled with a comprehensive and wide legal skillset.’

• ‘Clive Rumsey is one of our trusted attorneys.'

Key clients

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Tim Fletcher

Hall of fameCliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Tim Fletcher is the Chairperson of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr,  and a Director in the Dispute Resolution practice. He has been involved in commercial dispute resolution for many years including High Court litigation and private arbitration - both domestic and international. He has successfully resolved disputes concerning general commercial and contractual issues, administrative law issues including tender reviews as well as education, insurance, gambling, information technology, product liability and real estate issues. Tim is also an expert on education regulatory matters.

Leading individuals

Corne Lewis

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

Corne is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. He has particular experience in the following sector: Gambling Law, Administrative and Public Law; Mining Law, Evictions, Forensic Investigations, Business Rescue and Liquidations.