With experience in corporate and commercial disputes, Brent Botha heads Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc’s dispute resolution team, which has been kept especially busy advising clients in the mining, financial services and construction sectors on a wide spectrum of contentious matters. Andre Vos leads the commercial litigation group, and is very experienced in handling corporate investigations, compliance matters and mining disputes. John Bell handles business rescue and insolvency litigation, and Jeffrey Kron acts for banks, financial institutions, and government organisations in contentious matters. Sentebale Makara and Abongile Vuso are singled out for their contributions to the practice group.
Testimonials
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'Brent Botha is a great partner to work with.'
'Prompt responses and business friendly advice.'
‘Availability and competency.'
‘The diversity and quality of lawyers in the firm is exceptional. They really go out of their way to assist and to solve problems.'
‘John Bell is exceptional, diligent and hard-working.'
Key clients
- FirstRand Bank Limited
- Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd
- Sibanye Gold Limited
- Total Energies
- Impala Platinum Limited
- PwC
- EY
- Tiger Brands Ltd
- Volvo Group
- Bombardier Inc.
Work highlights
- Advising Glencore Operations South Africa (Pty) Ltd on a review application brought against several Mpumalanga municipalities concerning the constitutionality, validity and enforceability of some sections within the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management By-Laws, relating to the restriction of transfer and registration of immovable properties.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Brent Botha, André Vos