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Executive Dean

Dr Lynn Biggs

Position:  Executive Dean
Department:  Faculty of Law
Room:  0113 Embizweni
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 4688
Qualifications:  BCom LLB (UPE) LLM (NMMU) LLD (NMMU)
Expertise: Legal Skills, Labour Law, Franchising Law
 

Deputy Dean

Mrs Lindi Coetzee

Position:  Deputy Dean & Senior Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  116 Embizweni
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2077
Qualifications:  BJuris LLB (UPE), LLM (UNISA), Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
Expertise: Corporate Law; Law of Insolvency, Street Law
Responsibilities:   Business Entities Law (JBEV300), Company Law (JMMV302), Insolvency, Liquidations and Business rescue Law (JMIV401) and Legal practice (JJWV400- specifically administration of estates)
 

Academic Administration

Ms Nikki Terblanche

Position:  Manager: Faculty Academic Administration
Department:  Academic Administration
Room:  R104 Embizweni Building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2588
Fax: 041 504 9660
Qualifications:  N Dip Bus Comp(PET)
 
 

Ms Noluthando Tshijila

Position:  Postgraduate Consultant: Faculty Academic Administration
Department:  Academic Administration
Room:  R104 Embizweni Building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2578
Qualifications:  ND Office Management and Technology, BTech Management (WSU)
 

Law Management

Mrs Charlene Pieterse

Position:  Research Administrator
Department:  Faculty of Law
Room:  118
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 4697
Fax:  041 504 1674
Responsibilities:  Office administration and Secretarial work
 

Ms Matapelo Noyi

Position:  Executive PA to the Dean of Law
Department:  Faculty of Law
Room:  Embizweni Building, 1st Floor, Room 0114
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 468
Qualifications:  ND Office Management & Technology
 
 

Private Law

Dr Razaana Denson

Position:  Head of Department
Department:  Private Law
Room:  090121
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2591
Qualifications:  BALaw (Rhodes) LLB (Vista University) HDE (Vista University) LLM (UPE) LLD (Nelson Mandela University) Advocate of the High Court
Expertise: Law of Persons, Family Law, Islamic law & Mediation
 

Mr Eugene Christoffels

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Private Law
Room:  112 Embizweni Building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2868
Qualifications:  BA (UWC); HDE (UWC) LLB (VISTA UNI); LLM (NMU)
Expertise: Administration of Deceased Estates
Responsibilities:  Lecture Property Law, Land Tenure and Eviction Law
 

Professor Elmarie Knoetze

Position:  Professor
Department:  Private Law
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2193
Qualifications:  BJuris LLB LLM (UPE) LLD (UWC)
Expertise: Customary Law, Law of Succession
 

Professor Andre Mukheibir

Position:  Private Law
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2190
Qualifications:  BMus BJuris LLB (UPE) BA Hons HDE (Unisa) DJuris (Amsterdam) PG Dip Labour Law Practice (NMU)
Expertise: Law of Delict, Law of Damages
 

Dr Glynis Van der Walt

Position:  Senior Lecturer
Department:  Private Law
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2587
Qualifications:  B.Juris (UPE) LLB (UPE) LLM(Unisa) LLD(NMU) Advocate of the High Court
Expertise: Family Law, Law of Succession, Labour Law
 

Criminal and Procedural Law

Dr Marc Welgemoed

Position:  Head of Department
Department:  Criminal and Procedural Law
Location:  Missionvale Campus
Phone:  041 504 1299
Fax:  041 504 1967
Qualifications:  B.Juris, LLB (cum laude), LLM (cum laude), LLD
Expertise: Clinical Legal Education
Responsibilities:  Lecturer and attorney at NMMU Law Clinic
 

Ms Anthea Christoffels-Du Plessis

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Criminal and Procedural Law
Location:  Ocean Sciences Campus
Phone:  041 504 1371
Qualifications:  LLB (NMMU), LLM (UNISA) Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
 

Ms Desiree Lynette David

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Criminal and Procedural Law
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 1154
Fax:  041 504 5797
Qualifications:  B.Proc LLB (UND) LLM (Unisa) Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Expertise: Medical Law, Civil Procedure, Legal Practice
 

Professor Deon Erasmus

Position:  Professor
Department:  Criminal and Procedural Law
Room:  New Law Building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 9959
Fax:  086 672 9790
Qualifications:  B Juris LLB LLD
Expertise: Criminal Justice
 

Dr Esther Gumboh

Position:  Senior Lecturer
Department:  Criminal and Procedural Law
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2592
Qualifications:  LLB HONS (Malawi), LLM (UCT), PhD (UCT)
 

Prof Leah Ndimurwimo

Position:  Senior Lecturer
Department:  Criminal and Procedural Law
Room:  4 The Pius Langa Building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2046
Qualifications:  LLB (Tanzania), LLM (NMU), PhD (NWU)
Expertise: international human rights, international humanitarian law, refugee law and transitional justice in Africa and labour law
Responsibilities:  Lecturing and research
 

Mr Mahlubandile Ntontela

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Criminal and Procedural Law
Room:  09131 Embizweni Building
Location:  South Campus
Qualifications:  LLB (NMU), LLM (NMU), PGDip in Labour Law Practice (Cum Laude) (NMU), PGDip in Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts. Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Expertise: Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Law of Evidence, Legal Skills, Trial Advocacy, Labour Law, Litigation.
 

Ms Matilda Smith

Position:  Director - Law Clinic
Department:  Criminal and Procedural Law
Room:  0104
Location:  Missionvale Campus
Phone:  041 504 1199
Qualifications:  BA (Soc. Sci), LLB (UCT), Senior Legal Practitioner with Rights of Appearance in the High Court, Mediator
 

Mercantile Law

Mr Stephen Newman

Position:  Head of Department & Senior Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  Office 111 Embizweni building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2582
Fax:  041 504 1095
Qualifications:  B Com LLB, LLM(cum laude) (UPE), LLM: International Trade Law (Stell), Diploma: Legislative Drafting (Vista University)
Expertise: ICT Law, International Trade Law, Consumer Protection Law
Responsibilities:  JMCV402 (IT Law), JCLV402 (Consumer Protection Law)
 

Ms Tina Hokwana

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Faculty of Law
Room:  130
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2191
Qualifications:  LLB (NMMU), Programme in Labour Law Certificate (NMMU), Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, LLM (Labour law)
Expertise: Commercial Law, Labour Law, Civil Law, Family Law, Medical Negligence, Litigation
Responsibilities:  Law of contract (JLCV200), Specific contracts A (JLQV301) and Law of sale and lease (JLQV302)

Ms Siphesihle Kahla

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  Office 119 Embizweni building
Location:  South Campus
Qualifications:  LLB (Wits), LLM (FS)
Expertise: Law of Contract, Business Entities
Responsibilities:  Modules: JCP202 (Law for Hospitality Managers)
 

Ms Jacqueline Maholo

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  021 Embizweni
Location:  South Campus
Qualifications:  LLB (UJ),LLM (Commercial Law) (UJ)
Expertise: Banking and Financial services regulation Law
Responsibilities:  JHA131/JHAV1X1/JHA1X1: Commercial Law A, JLQV311: Spec Contracts B, JHT1211: Business Entities, JHAA402: Corporate Procedures Adv Dip Acc, JHAV202: Commercial law B
 

Ms Daphney Mnisi

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  1st Floor, Embizweni Building
Location:  South Campus
Qualifications:  LLB (NMMU), LLM (Nelson Mandela University)
Responsibilities:  Individual Employment Law (JHR1001); Collective Labour Law and Social Security Law (JHR1202); Labour Law (JMLV300/3002).
 

Mr Thando Qotoyi

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  110
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2587
Qualifications:  LLB (Unisa),LLM (NMMU), MA (Labour Relations) (UPE), PG Dip (Labour Law) (UJ)
Expertise: Labour Law
Responsibilities:  Lectures labour law, commercial law
 

Mr Gary Richards

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 1159
Fax:  041 464 5797
Qualifications:  BJuris LLB (UPE) LLM (UNISA), Attorney
Expertise: Company Law, Jurisprudence
Responsibilities:  Lecture Company Law and Commercial Law
 

Professor Mark Tait

Position:  Associate Professor
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  0125, First floor, Administration Building
Location:  George Campus
Phone:  044 801 5580
Qualifications:  B Juris (UPE), LLB (Stellenbosch), MBL (Unisa), LLM (UPE), LLD (NMMU)
Expertise: Consumer Law & Tourism Law
Responsibilities:  Sabbatical leave 2023
 

Professor Adriaan Van der Walt

Position:  Head: Labour and Social Security Law Unit
Department:  Mercantile Law
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2199
Qualifications:  BJuris BA (Hons) (UPE) LLB (UNISA)
Expertise: Labour Law
 

Public Law

Dr Tanya Wagenaar

Position:  Head of Department
Department:  Public Law
Room:  35
Location:  Ocean Sciences Campus
Phone:  041 504 4957
Qualifications:  BA(HMS); BA(HMS) Hons; LLB; LLM (cum laude); LLD
Expertise: Law of the Sea, Environmental Law and Intellectual Property
Responsibilities:  Lecture Marine Resources Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law and Sports Law
 

Mrs Erina Strydom

Position:  Departmental Secretary
Department:  Faculty of Law
Room:  090129B
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2283
 

Professor Joanna Botha

Position:  Professor
Department:  Public Law
Room:  118, Embizweni
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2635
Qualifications:  BA LLB (Rhodes), LLD (NMMU), Attorney
Expertise: Freedom of Expression and Hate Speech; Equality; Human Rights Law; Constitutional Values
Responsibilities:  Faculty Moot Court, FMC, FTLC, FRTI, FPGSC
 

Ms Rorisang Matlala

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Public Law
Room:  129A, Embizweni
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2587
Qualifications:  LLB (NWU), LLM (NWU)
 

Professor Amanda Spies

Position:  Associate Professor
Department:  Public Law
Room:  Embizweni Building(9) Room 0130
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2198
Qualifications:  (LLB UP), (LLM UP), PhD (Wits), Attorney of the High Court
Expertise: Gender Theory and Equality Law
 

Professor Patrick Vrancken

Position:  Incumbent of the South African Research Chair in the Law of the Sea and Development in Africa
Department:  Public Law
Room:  Ocean Sciences Campus office: Room 40 Block A and George Campus office: Room 13 Research Building
Location:  Ocean Sciences Campus
Phone:  041 504 2200
Qualifications:  LED (Brussels) LLM LLD (Cape Town)
Expertise: Law of the Sea
 

Professor Hendrik Van As

Position:  Professor of Public Law and Director of the Centre for Law in Action (CLA)
Department:  Centre for Law in Action (CLA)
Location:  Ocean Sciences Campus
Phone:  041 504 1200
Qualifications:  B.Iuris, LLB, LLD NDip (Pol) and Advocate of the High Court of SA
Expertise: Local Government Law, Constitutional Law, International Fisheries Crime
Responsibilities:  Guide post-graduate students, Management of CLA. Manage FishFORCE Academy, Responsible for Refugee Rights Centre
 

Ms Glancina Mokone

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Public Law
Room:  118 Embizweni Building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2655
Qualifications:  LL.B (UFS); LL.M (cum laude; UFS)
Expertise: International Economic Law, International Trade Law; International Public Law;International Dispute Settlement; Constitutional Law; Human Rights Law; Moot Court Coach.
Responsibilities:  Lecturing Constitutional law and Principles of Administrative law
 

Mr Obakeng Van Dyk

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Public Law
Room:  Block A, 0037
Location:  Ocean Sciences Campus
Phone:  041 504 1193
Qualifications:  LLB; LLM (cum laude) (UFS)
Responsibilities:  Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Maritime Law
 

PASS Staff Members

Mrs Charlene Pieterse

Position:  Research Administrator
Department:  faculty of Law
Room:  118
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 4697
Fax: 041 504 1674
Qualifications:  PhD
Responsibilities:  Office administration and Secretarial work
 

Mrs Rochelle Redcliffe

Position:  Departmental Secretary: Department of Criminal and Procedural Law
Department:  Faculty of Law
Room:  New Law Building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2198
 

Mrs Ncumisa Sompondo

Position:  Departmental Secretary: Department of Private Law
Department:  Privat Law
Room:  127
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2190
Qualifications:  B.Social Work
Expertise: Social Worker and Facilitator
 

Mrs Adele Visser

Position:  Departmental Secretary: Department of Mercantile Law
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  090128
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 1911
 

 




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