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Webber Wentzel is one of South Africa’s leading law firms providing clients with innovative solutions to their most complex legal issues. With a staff of approximately 800 people, including over 450 lawyers, and offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, our market-leading position is reinforced by a number of accolades and achievements including being:

named African Law Firm of the Year for 2014 by

Legal Week and the Corporate Lawyers Association of South Africa;

named Sub-Saharan Africa Legal Adviser of the Year at the European M&A Awards hosted by the Financial Times & Mergermarket

ranked in every practice area researched by Chambers Global with more individuals identified as leading lawyers in their areas of expertise than any other South African law firm

included in the top tier for Capital Markets, Competition, Mergers & Acquisitions and Project Finance and in the second tier for Banking by the IFLR 1000

named in all 11 categories researched by Legal 500

named South Africa Law Firm of the Year for the sixth time and the fourth consecutive year with our lawyers listed more frequently than any other firm in the country by Who’s Who Legal

the only South African law firm to have been selected as a World Economic Forum Global Growth Company for 2014

Our specialist expertise is grouped into:

Banking, projects & regulatory law

Commercial law

Corporate law

Dispute resolution

Tax law

Our lawyers collaborate across these areas to provide comprehensive legal solutions across a variety of sectors including:

Agribusiness, Food & Beverage

Construction & Engineering

Energy & Infrastructure

Financial Services

Healthcare

Industrials

Insurance

Mining

Oil & Gas

Private Equity

Retail

Telecommunications, Media & Technology

Transport

Through our collaborative alliance with Linklaters, our clients have access to a leading Africa practice (Linklaters was named Africa Law Firm of the Year 2013 by Chambers Global) and international expertise including Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone and New York law capability. Our offering is enhanced by our network of best friend law firms across sub-Saharan Africa, and our associate membership of the ALN, an integrated network of 13 African law firms. Together we provide clients with local capability coupled with market leading experience and expertise.

From 4 to 6 September, Andre October, President and Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Maritime Law Associ...
27/08/2026

From 4 to 6 September, Andre October, President and Chair of the National Executive Committee of the Maritime Law Association of South Africa (MLASA), will attend the Maritime Law Association of South Africa's AGM & Conference at The President Hotel in Sea Point, Cape Town.

He will be joined by Past Presidents Gavin Fitzmaurice and Patrick Holloway, as well as Andre Bowley, Sheena Dias (MLASA Exco and Cape Chapter committee member), Katlego Bulala (MLASA Cape Chapter committee member), Micaela Bebington and Wesley Swartz.

This year’s theme, “What’s Really at Stake? Risk, responsibility, and exposure in today’s shipping environment”, will bring together maritime lawyers, judges, advocates, arbitrators, P&I correspondents, marine experts, insurers, regulators and industry participants to discuss the risks and challenges shaping today’s shipping and maritime sectors.

The programme will cover key issues across shipping, maritime law, marine insurance, ports and logistics, arbitration, maritime safety, casualty response, regulation and marine risk. It will also provide an opportunity to exchange insights with local and international professionals and strengthen relationships across the maritime industry.

The conference will feature local and international speakers, including keynote address by Anton Musgrave on 4 September, offering valuable perspectives on developments shaping South African and international maritime law and commerce.

The event is hosted by the Maritime Law Association of South Africa, with conference organisation by Wedgewood DMC Africa.

Mozambique's investment story has long been dominated by LNG. But there is another opportunity worth watching.For invest...
26/08/2026

Mozambique's investment story has long been dominated by LNG. But there is another opportunity worth watching.

For investors and manufacturers looking at Southern Africa, the opportunity may lie not in Mozambique competing with established industrial hubs, but in the role it can play within an increasingly connected regional manufacturing ecosystem.

As regional supply chains evolve, Mozambique's geography could become one of its most important strategic assets.

In this article, Yael Shafrir and Sabeeha Loonat, in collaboration with Pedro Couto (Chairman of Couto, Graça & Associates), explore Mozambique's potential as a regional manufacturing and logistics platform, shaped by its Indian Ocean coastline, strategic transport corridors, natural resources and access to regional and global markets.

Read more: Mozambique: Southern Africa's emerging industrial platform | Webber Wentzel

Nomsa Mbere, Partner at Webber Wentzel, will be joining a panel at the Manufacturing Indaba. She will engage in a discus...
09/07/2026

Nomsa Mbere, Partner at Webber Wentzel, will be joining a panel at the Manufacturing Indaba.

She will engage in a discussion titled "From Mine to Manufacturing: Unlocking Africa's Critical Minerals for Industrial Growth," which focuses on enhancing Africa's minerals value chain and promoting sustainable industrial advancement throughout the continent.

If you will be attending, feel free to contact Nomsa to connect.

When AI enters the room, does your legal bill go up - or down?That's the question Webber Wentzel Fusion's Dr Ruth Gondwe...
08/07/2026

When AI enters the room, does your legal bill go up - or down?

That's the question Webber Wentzel Fusion's Dr Ruth Gondwe will be putting on the table at The GRM Group’s Silent Lunch Series, hosted at WeWork Sandton on 16 July 2026.

It's one of the most contested conversations in law right now and it deserves a frank, informed conversation.

If you'll be there, I'd love to connect.

Africa's rail renaissance needs the right financing frameworks.Webber Wentzel Partner Scott Edmundson will be speaking a...
06/07/2026

Africa's rail renaissance needs the right financing frameworks.

Webber Wentzel Partner Scott Edmundson will be speaking at Africa Rail 2026 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, on 7–8 July 2026, on the domestication of the Luxembourg Protocol - and what it means for rolling stock finance across the continent.

Attending? We would love to connect.

For years, banks have held the stronger hand in fraud disputes. A recent Belgian ruling may start to shift that balance....
01/07/2026

For years, banks have held the stronger hand in fraud disputes. A recent Belgian ruling may start to shift that balance.

In a case involving elderly victims of a sophisticated phishing scam, the Antwerp Business Court held that banks must reimburse first and argue later. The burden now sits with the bank to prove gross negligence, not with the customer to disprove it.

Maria Philippides, Caroline Theodosiou, Erwyn Durman and Jodi Hardy unpack what this means, and how developments like this could begin to influence how courts approach similar disputes closer to home.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4v37eVl

In a world moving rapidly towards digital payments, cash still has a firm place in South Africa’s economy.The Reserve Ba...
29/06/2026

In a world moving rapidly towards digital payments, cash still has a firm place in South Africa’s economy.

The Reserve Bank’s recent “Cash Smart” strategy makes it clear that the conversation is not about replacing cash, but about making it more efficient, accessible and fit for purpose.

Lerato Lamola looks at what this shift means in practice, from the idea of a central cash utility to changes in how the system is regulated and who it affects. The message is simple: cash isn’t going anywhere, but it is being reshaped.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4xOvI7r

Nomsa Mbere will be joining the Future of Mining Summit in Botswana taking place this week. If you’re attending, please ...
29/06/2026

Nomsa Mbere will be joining the Future of Mining Summit in Botswana taking place this week.

If you’re attending, please contact Nomsa to connect while there!

The referral of FlySafair to the National Consumer Tribunal is a wake-up call for any business that relies on standard t...
26/06/2026

The referral of FlySafair to the National Consumer Tribunal is a wake-up call for any business that relies on standard terms and conditions as a compliance shield. Under the Consumer Protection Act, the question is not whether a term exists, it is whether consumers were dealt with honestly and transparently.

Ashleigh Blair and Michelle Morris unpack what unconscionable conduct really means, and what every supplier should be doing about it now.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4wbCnqz

A pothole. A motorcycle. An amputation. The Western Cape High Court has now confirmed that a road authority can be held ...
26/06/2026

A pothole. A motorcycle. An amputation. The Western Cape High Court has now confirmed that a road authority can be held liable not because it knew about the defect, but because it should have.

The judgment in Van Staden v Department of Infrastructure is a timely reminder that delictual liability in road maintenance cases extends beyond direct negligence to systemic failures in detection, inspection, and oversight.

Constructive notice, the principle that an authority ought reasonably to have known about an obvious defect, significantly broadens the scope of responsibility for public road authorities.

Insights by Sandra Sithole, Maano Manavhela and Precious Maphupha, read more: https://bit.ly/4wasGc8

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