March 25, 2025

Maintenance Beyond 18: Understanding Your Rights After Divorce

For many divorced parents in South Africa, the age of 18 is often seen as a milestone where maintenance payments automatically stop. However, South African law […]
March 18, 2025

Understanding the Business Rescue Process in South Africa

The business rescue process in South Africa is a crucial legal mechanism aimed at rehabilitating financially distressed companies. Governed by Chapter 6 of the Companies Act […]
March 11, 2025

The Cape Town Tax Court has confirmed that raising fees are included as ‘interest or similar finance charges’ and are therefore tax deductible.

In decision IT 76795, ‘Taxpayer Trust v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service’, the Cape Town Tax Court held that raising fees are ‘interest or […]
February 10, 2025

The Expropriation Act repeals pre-democratic legislation and sets out how organs of state may expropriate land

In January 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law. The Expropriation Act of 2024 repeals the 1975 legislation and establishes processes and procedures […]
February 5, 2025

SCA confirms that post-commencement creditors have the right to vote on the adoption of a business rescue plan

In its landmark decision of Mashwayi Projects (Pty) Ltd and Others v Wescoal (Pty) Ltd and Others, the Supreme Court of Appeal confirmed that post-commencement creditors […]
February 3, 2025

Unmarried, Separated, and Parenting: What Are Your Rights and Your Children’s Future?

The Rise of Unmarried Parenting in South Africa In South Africa, relationships outside of marriage are increasingly common, reflecting the dynamic nature of modern family structures. […]
February 3, 2025

The Companies Amendment Acts – “a significant development of the Companies Act”

The amendments introduced by the Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024 and Companies Second Amendment Act 17 of 2024 mark a significant development of the Companies […]
February 3, 2025

An agreement cannot be revived by way of an addendum once the agreement has lapsed.

In Vantage Goldfields SA v Siyakhula Sonke Empowerment Corporation, (Pty) Ltd and Another, the principal agreement, signed in 2017, between Vantage Goldfields (the seller) and Flaming […]
October 16, 2024

Landmark ruling: Supreme Court of appeal establishes guidelines for municipalities and landowners in land invasion cases

In a momentous ruling, City of Cape Town v The South African Human Rights Commission and Others(1337/2022; 368/2023) ZASCA 110 (10 July 2024), the Supreme Court of […]
April 15, 2024

M&C SAATCHI Deal Announcement

Deal Announcement A team at BDP Attorneys led by Corporate and Commercial Director, Caleb Jones, has advised M&C Saatchi Plc on the disposal of its interests […]
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Andy Alexander

  • LLB at the University of the Western Cape – 2020
  • Commenced Articles of Clerkship in June 2021

 

Andy holds an LLB from the University of the Western Cape. He is currently completing his articles of clerkship at BDP Attorneys under John Smit and Rosshin Rossouw.

Gaenor Michel

  • BA (language and culture) – Stellenbosch University – 2013;
  • BA Hons (philosophy) (cum laude) – Stellenbosch University – 2014;
  • LLB – Stellenbosch University – 2017;
  • MA (philosophy) (cum laude) Stellenbosch University – 2020;
  • Commenced articles of clerkship – November 2020.

Gaenor holds a BA, a BA Hons (cum laude), an LLB and an MA (cum laude) from the University of Stellenbosch. Her MA thesis focussed on wrongful life delictual actions and the ethical desirability thereof. She is currently completing her articles of clerkship at BDP Attorneys under Christo Potgieter and John Smit. Gaenor is also a registered PhD student at Stellenbosch University, working towards a PhD in the field of Bioethics.