Richard is an Associate in the firm’s corporate, commercial, litigation and employment law departments.

Richard obtained his LLB at the University of the Western Cape in 2019 and joined the firm’s insurance and legal liability department.

He completed his Practical Vocational Training Contract under the direction of John Smit in January 2019. He assisted the insurance and legal liability department on various matters dealing with, inter alia motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall, personal injuries, veld fires, insurance law and other forms of liability.

During May 2021, Richard was transferred to the firm’s branch in Rondebosch. He has since assisted Anton Schelhase, Andrea Keller and Charl May with inter alia arbitration, mediation, commercial litigation, commercial contracting, commercial property transactions, evictions, employment, and labour law litigation.

Richard was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa on 6 August 2021.

• Corporate Law
• Commercial Law
• Litigation
• Employment Law