Administrative & Public Law
Global Guide 2024 : South Africa
Band 3
About
Provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
CDH experts advise on some of South Africa's and the continent's biggest administrative and public law mandates for a host of state-owned and government-related entities. Our extensive experience runs across a wide range of industries, including energy and commodities, healthcare and for a range of individual clients and communities. We have extensive experience in advising both public and private sector clients on the full range of public law issues associated with public-private partnerships, infrastructure development, power projects, due diligence exercises, and public procurement, regulatory advice and opinions. We offer clients highly specialised expertise in various sectors, with equal strength in contentious and non-contentious mandates. Clients of our team benefit from our highly ranked litigious practice, which brings a deep knowledge of the broader legal and policy framework for decision making. Our experienced team supports both the public and private sectors in meeting and avoiding legal challenges in a complex legal and regulatory context. Our ability to provide global-standard public law counsel in human rights & pro bono mandates in South Africa is a key feature of our work in this field. Our ability to provide extensive public law experience in combination with deep human rights and pro bono expertise is a clear hallmark of our leading capability.
Chambers Review
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's administrative and public law department handles a broad range of administrative and constitutional law matters. The practice provides litigious representation and advisory counsel on various issues related to public procurement and tenders, as well as offering comprehensive compliance advice. The firm's clients include local government and public interest bodies as well as private and parastatal companies in the energy and mining sectors. The group is particularly noted for acting on pro bono mandates in the human rights field. The department is based across the firm's Johannesburg and Cape Town offices.
Work Highlights
- Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr represented Richards Bay Gas Power 2 in the judicial review proceedings brought by the Groundwork Trust and South Durban Community Environmental Alliance regarding its environmental authorisations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr provides excellent advice and strategy, and follows through. The team is extremely knowledgeable."
"The firm has a strong multidisciplinary team that is extremely skilled and knowledgeable."
"Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr provides excellent advice and strategy, and follows through. The team is extremely knowledgeable."
"The firm has a strong multidisciplinary team that is extremely skilled and knowledgeable."
Notable Practitioners
Jacquie Cassette focuses her practice on the intersection of public law and human rights, assisting with a diverse spectrum of matters ranging from administrative and constitutional challenges to citizenship applications. She frequently represents individuals and independent institutions, and heads the firm's pro bono and human rights practice.
"Jacquie Cassette is an excellent lawyer who is clearly nurturing the younger lawyers in her team. She sees matters through and works well collaboratively."
"Jacquie Cassette's communicativeness is a strength. She is able to field questions early on, when we are deciding whether or how to intervene in a case."
Ranked Lawyers at
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
South Africa
Members
Provided by Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
Brigitta Mangale
Head of Department
Rishaban Moodley
Thabile Fuhrmann
Tiffany Jegels
Vincent Manko