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Professor Wim Alberts teaches Intellectual Property Law at the University of Johannesburg. He obtained the B Iur and LLB degrees from the University of the Free State. He was later appointed as a senior lecturer in Merca
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David Bilchitz MASSAf is a Professor of Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Johannesburg and Director of the South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, H
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Prof. Boniface has worked as a lecturer then senior lecturer at the University of the Western Cape. She has also lectured at the University of Pretoria. She has previously presented the Law of Persons and the Family as w
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Prof Garth J Bouwers is an Associate Professor and Head of Department: Procedural Law. He studied at the University of Johannesburg, where he obtained the LLB and LLM degrees ( cum laude ) in 2013 and 2014. His LLM thesi
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Martha M. Bradley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Law at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and an associated researcher to the NRF South African Research Chair in International Law. She
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Juanitta Calitz, LLB LLM LLD (UP) is currently an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), and Head of the Department of Mercantile Law. She presents undergraduate; postgraduate and extra-curric
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Ms N Deokiram, Assistant Lecturer : Public Law, University of Johannesburg.
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Dr Charissa Fawole is a Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg in the Department of Public Law. She was appointed to the faculty in 2021. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations and Developm
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Meghan Finn is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Law at the University of Johannesburg. Meghan holds Bachelors in Social Science (Honours) and LLB degrees from the University of Cape Town, a BCL (LLM equivale
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Elmarie Fourie completed her B. Proc degree (1994) and an Advanced Diploma in Labour Law (cum laude) at RAU in 2002. In 2005 the LLM degree in Labour Law was conferred upon her by the University of Johannesburg. She was
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Prof E Fredericks, Associate Professor/ Deputy Director: RCPILEC, University of Johannesburg.
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Professor Samantha Huneberg is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mercantile Law in the Law Faculty at the University of Johannesburg. She teaches on the undergraduate level as well as the module on Insurance Law to
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Nazreen obtained her LLB and LLM in Corporate Law at the University of Johannesburg in 2010 and 2012, respectively. After completing her LLM, Nazreen attended the full time Practical Legal Training Programme. She tutored
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Dr Joubert is a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg in the Department of Procedural Law. She was appointed to the faculty in 2013. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Law, as well as a Bachelor of Laws degree which she obtained at Wits University. She also holds an Master of Laws degree in Commercial Law, which she obtained cum laude. She obtained the prize for best student in Insolvency Law during her Masters degree. Dr Joubert has completed her doctoral studies in procedural law at UJ, and the topic of her dissertation was “Judicial case management as a tool to improve efficiency in the pre-trial process in civil trials”. Dr Joubert is an admitted attorney and practiced as a litigation attorney for 15 years, during which time she pursued and defended claims for personal injury damages in both the senior and junior courts. She has also contributed to the textbook Fundamental Principles of Civil Procedure (4th edition) by Theophilopoulos, et al. She is the chairperson of the Law Faculty Teaching and Learning Committee 2022. Dr Joubert’s areas of interest include delictual, insolvency, procedural and constitutional law. Her professional philosophy is that one must keep learning and acquiring new skills in order to remain relevant in the workplace and community. Her personal motivation is that challenges reveal opportunities for growth that may otherwise remain untapped. Book reviews: Fundamental Principles of Civil Procedure by Joubert, C Theophilopoulos, C van Heerden and A Boraine 2018 2 TSAR 464-466 Student Handbook for Civil Procedure by J A Faris 2018 2 TSAR 466-467 Preparation for Civil Trials by Peter van Blerk 2021 3 TSAR 628-629 Articles: Calitz, J and Joubert Y “To be or not to be? The Role of Private Enquiries in the South African Insolvency Law” 2014 7 PER 888-935 Millard, D and Joubert, Y “Bitter and twisted? On personal injury claims, predatory fees and access to justice” 2015 3 Obiter 557-577 O’Brien, P and Joubert, Y “ A stay of legal proceedings in insolvency law: a reappraisal” 2022 1 TSAR 122-142.
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Qualifications BProc, LLB (Wits), LLM (Unisa)
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Franaaz Khan is an Associate Professor and Acting Head of Department: Private Law at the University of Johannesburg. She holds qualifications in Bachelors of Law (LLB) degree, a Master of Laws (LLM) degree and Doctor of
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Louis Koen is a Lecturer in the Department of Public Law. His research primarily focuses on the interaction between sustainable development, including attaining decent work, and international economic law. He focuses on
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Prof Roxan Laubscher (Venter) is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Johannesburg. She joined the faculty in 2011. She holds Bachelor degrees in Commerce and Law, as well as a master’s degree and
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Miriam Lear coordinates “English for Law” on APK. This is a full credit-bearing first-year module which aims to provide students with the academic literacies necessary for success in higher education. Miriam has an Ho
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Vice Dean: Teaching and Learning, Faculty of Law Puseletso Letete is a full professor of law and Vice Dean: Teaching and Learning, in the Faculty of Law since 01 September 2022. She lectures tax law at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Prior to this appointment at UJ, she had been appointed as a senior lecturer; an associate professor, and a full professor of Tax Law, at the University of South Africa (UNISA) where she lectured at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; and supervised postgraduate students. She holds a doctoral degree (Tax Law) from the University of Edinburgh; a Masters in Commercial Law from the University of Cape Town; a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts in Law from the National University of Lesotho. Her research interest includes Tax Law (specifically VAT Law), Tax Policy and Practice, Tax Administration, and International Trade Law. Puseletso has presented papers at national, regional, and international conferences. She is a member of the ATAF Women in Tax Network (AWITN). She is a former Commonwealth Scholar (2002-2007) for an award granted by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom for PhD studies at the University of Edinburgh. From January 2017 to January 2020, she was appointed as the President of the Law Teachers for Southern Africa (SLTSA). In 2019 and 2020, she was invited by the National Council for Quality Assessment of Higher Education (CNAQ) in Mozambique to be a member of the Independent Evaluation Committee that has a mandate to evaluate Postgraduate Programs in Law (Masters and Doctorate) for prior accreditation submitted by higher institutions of learning. She was also invited to participate in the curriculum development of a Masters’ course in Fiscal and Customs Law at the Instituto Superior De Ciěncias E Educaçăo Aˋ Distancia (ISCED) in Mozambique in 2019. She has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Lusaka, Zambia – responsible for teaching in the LLM programme in law. Puseletso has held various visiting academic and researcher positions at: - the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (School of Advanced Study, University of London); the Asian Institute of International Financial Law (The University of Hong Kong); the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law (WU Vienna, University of Economics and Business); Max Planck Institute of Tax Law and Public Finance (Munich) and Durham Law School (Durham University). On 25 August 2021, Puseletso delivered her inaugural address titled Tax policy gap in Southern African countries: reflections on indirect tax coordination and tax diversity in SADC post Covid-19.
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Nazreen obtained her LLB and LLM in Corporate Law at the University of Johannesburg in 2010 and 2012, respectively. After completing her LLM, Nazreen attended the full time Practical Legal Training Programme. She tutored
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Associate Professor Swikani Ncube is a senior lecturer in the Department of Public Law. He is an alumnus of the South African Research Chair in international Law, where he obtained his LLD in 2017 and remains a non-resid
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Dr Werner Nicolaas Nel obtained his LLB degree in 2008 and LLM degree (International law) in 2009 from the University of Johannesburg. In 2019 the LLD – Doctor Legum (Doctor of Laws) degree was conferred upon him by the
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Sikhulile Ngcobo is a Lecturer within the Department of Practical Business Law. Where she Lectures Business Law 1. She obtained her LLB degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, she also holds an LLM in Environmen
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Dr Sipho Nkosi was born in 1961 in Dube, Johannesburg. In 1981 he matriculated at Mncube High School in Soweto, Johannesburg. He worked for a year as a Grade II clerk at Baragwanath Hospital (now Chris Hani-Baragwanath H
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Bio: Dr. Sershiv Reddy teaches the Commercial Law 1A and 1B program at the University of Johannesburg. Sershiv obtained his LLB. degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal the same institution which conferred him with a
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Whitney Rosenberg obtained her LLB in 2010 and a Masters in Contract law in 2011 both from the University of Johannesburg. She was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in May 2013 after successfully
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Marlize Rostoll, was born in Johannesburg, Gauteng. After matriculating with 5 distinctions in 2003, she obtained the LLB degree in 2007 from the University of Johannesburg. She completed her articles of clerkship at Cli
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Murdoch Watney obtained the BA Law, LLB, LLM and LLD from the Rand Afrikaans University (as it then was) an LLM from the University of South Africa and a diploma in E-Commerce Law from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law
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Monique studied at the Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg) where she was one of the first female presidents of the Student Representative Council (1995/6). She began her career as a candidate legal
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Sarel du Toit is Professor of Mercantile Law and Vice-Dean: Research, Innovation & Internationalisation at the Faculty of Law of the University of Johannesburg. As the Chair of the Faculty Higher Degrees Committee, he ov