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Environmental law: Samantha has over 20 years’ experience in this field in conjunction with international diplomas in international environmental law under the auspices of UNITAR and Prof Sands. She has a Masters’ Degree with Distinction in the field of environmental law covering mining, water, property law, municipal law, biodiversity law and general environmental law including environmental impact assessments. Her thesis looked at corporate social responsibility, shareholder activism and sustainability. Samantha has a special interest in the interaction between environmental law, procurement law and insolvency law. This means that Samantha has been briefed on various matters pertaining to major infrastructure and energy projects and the implication thereof on the environment, mine closure and insolvency and the interface between the infrastructure procurement and tender process and the environment. Samantha’s practice in this field has included matters pertaining to environmental authorisations, green crime, wildlife matters, climate change, energy, mining disputes, water and waste. Samantha has appeared in numerous matters relating to the interface between environmental and public health vis-à-vis municipal service delivery. Samantha has also been briefed on upstream and downstream oil and gas projects and she has experience with internal applications for licenses as well as reviews in this specialised field. Samantha also recently completed a carbon tax course with the Sustainability Institute, which considers the financial impact to companies for this proposed form of revenue.
Construction Law: Samantha has substantial litigation experience in the field of construction law. She trained as an adjudicator she has experience with construction adjudications, arbitrations and construction contracts such as the NEC, JBCC and FIDIC. Her litigation experience has included contractual disputes, delay disputes and guarantees. Samantha has also been briefed on construction disputes pertaining to the SIU’s (Special Investigative Unit) investigative powers and allegations of tender irregularities. This field of law is intimately linked with procurement disputes such as tender irregularities. Samantha is able to bring a holistic view on such disputes across various fields of specialisation.
Intellectual property Law: Samantha has experience in litigating before the Companies Tribunal in this field. She also has a Certificate for Advanced Intellectual Property from the Anton Mostert Intellectual Property Law Faculty, University of Stellenbosch covering copyright law, trade mark law, patent and design law. The topics have included protection of software, performer’s protection, ambush marketing, unlawful competition, counterfeiting, trade mark infringement, domain names, pharmaceutical products and traditional knowledge.
Sports Law: Samantha is a member of the South African Sports Law Association and she is completing a Global Master’s Degree from the ISDE in Spain via correspondence. This prestigious Degree has allowed Samantha to be exposed to Sports Law experts across the jurisdictions of Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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