Full Profile

Christopher is a qualified South African Attorney with experience in various field of law and special interest in Insurance and reinsurance coverage and advice. He has substantial experience in professional indemnity cover, litigation and advice and has worked on multiple high profile disputes since beginning his articles in 2014.

He has been involved in many high profile matters relating to professional indemnity insurance in a multitude of professional sectors, including, Mining, Engineering and Financial Services.

Christopher holds BA and LLB degrees from Rhodes University.  He was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2016 before joining Clyde & Co in 2017.

Experience

• Worked on a high Profile fire Insurance Claim defending an Engineer accused of Negligence.
• Involved in a multi-million Rand dispute relating to employee misconduct and the operation of an alleged pyramid scheme.
• Represented a client in the sale of a Mining company.
• Representing an Insured Broker in instances where the insured was accused of financial misconduct.
• Defending various Engineers in a professional negligence action involving a a Sandton building which failed structurally.
• Providing regular advice to underwriting managers and insurers.