CURRICULUM VITAE | Advocate Herman Steyn

HERMANUS HENDRIK STEYN

Personal Information:
Surname:	Steyn
First names:	Hermanus Hendrik
Gender:	Male
Birth date:	24 April 1954
Marital status:	Married to Vickie
Place of birth:	Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Languages:	English and Afrikaans
Nationalities:	Namibian and South African
Identity numbers:	Namibian: 540424 0057 4 South African: 540424 5011 084
Passports:	Namibian and South African
Religion:	Christian
Addresses:
South Africa Group 21 Sandown Village Ground Floor Village Chambers 81 Maude Street Sandown, Johannesburg Cell +264 (0)81 270 0605 Email [email protected] Web herman-steyn.com	Namibia Swakopmund: 4 Am Strand Tobias Hainyeko Street Swakopmund Cell +264 (0)81 270 0605 Email [email protected] Web herman-steyn.com PO Box 7313 Swakopmund, 13001	Windhoek: 1st Floor, Namlex Chambers 333 Independence Avenue Windhoek Cell +264 (0)81 270 0605 PO Box 7313 Swakopmund, 13001

Academic and professional qualifications:
2019	International Fellow Member No. 3854 of The Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC
2015	Accredited mediator of the High Court of Namibia
2014	Commercial mediator accredited by Conflict Dynamics, The Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (SA) and Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (UK)
2014	Arbitrator on General Commercial Panel of The Arbitration Foundation of South Africa
2008	LLM (Banking and Stock Exchange Law) with dissertation entitled The Legal Implications of Foreign Exchange Fluctuations at the University of Johannesburg
2007	Member No. 024221 of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
1980	LLB at the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg
1976	B.Com (Law) at the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg
1972	Matric at High School PK de Villiers, Keetmanshoop

Professional Career:
2015 to date	Practicing as an advocate and member of The Society of Advocates of Namibia in Windhoek and Swakopmund
1988 to date:	Practicing as an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar
1986-1987:	Legal Advisor Corbank (formerly Hill Samuel Merchant Bank)
1984-1985:	Practiced as an advocate at the Johannesburg Bar
1981-1983:	Practiced as an attorney as a professional assistant at Sutherland Van der Westhuizen in Randburg
1979-1980:	Articled as an attorney with Gildenhuys Taylor & Vos in Johannesburg and Van Zyl Kruger & Marais in Randburg
1977-1978:	Military service

Legal fields of experience

Building disputes

Arbitration law

General Commercial law:

Contracts
Companies and Close Corporations
Partnerships
Sequestrations and Liquidations

Property law:

Sales
Leases
Estate Agency
Evictions
Building Contracts

Banking law:

Vehicle credit agreement recoveries
Notarial bond perfections
Overdraft and loan recoveries
Mortgage bond foreclosures

Administrative law:

Reviews of State procurements (tenders)
Reviews of administrative decisions in general

Experience in Arbitration
2018	Arbitrator in New Era Investments (Pty) Ltd v African Flooring CC according to ADR Forum rules of arbitration
2017	Arbitrator in The Faanbergh Winckler Development Trust v OJ Construction CC
2016	Arbitrator in Strauss Group Construction CC v Oceans 102 Investments CC under The Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) Rules of Arbitration 2013 Edition
2015	Counsel in Prosperytal Consultants (Pty) Ltd v Fishoff 1021 (Pty) Ltd t/a Samco Foods before Adv Johan van den Berg as Arbitrator
2012	Counsel in VT Marble and Granite Exports (Pty) Ltd v Royal Granite Supplies-Red (Pty) Ltd under AFSA rules before Adv Gerrit Grobler SC as Arbitrator
2007	Counsel in Sandwich Baron Franchising CC v Nexsa Sourcing CC under AFSA rules before Adv MA Chohan as Arbitrator
2007	Counsel in Diners Club SA v Mihaljevic before Attorney Jammy as Arbitrator
2006	Counsel in Pleish and Others v Walk and Talk Services under AFSA rules before Adv Gerald Farber SC as Arbitrator
2005	Counsel in Prosperytal Consultants v Li Feng Textiles (Pty) Ltd before Adv LT Sibeko SC as Arbitrator
2005	Counsel in Boss Logistics v World Food Programme under UNCITRAL rules before Smalberger (Chair), Kriegler and Van Dijkhorst (all retired judges) as Arbitrators
2003	Arbitrator in Nick’s Fishmonger v De Souza under AFSA rules
Experience in Mediation
2019	Mediator in Doise v Cloete
2018	Mediator in Cavaleros Construction Company (Pty) Ltd v Malherbe Associates & 2 Others
2018	Mediator in Beukes v Beukes
2018	Mediator in Atlantic Pacific Fishing (Pty) Ltd v Hefdy Group of Companies (Pty) Ltd in mediation under the ADR Forum rules of mediation
2018	Mediator in Tietz t/a Henties Skrynwerkers v Mouton
2018	Mediator in Rahn & Another v Wehl & Others
2018	Mediator in Nechvile v Sixth Street Properties CC
2018	Mediator in Snyman v Snyman
2018	Mediator in Empire Property Development CC v Greensquare Investments 65 CC
2018	Mediator in Walvis Bay Plant & Tool Hire Services CC v Swakop Uranium (Pty) Ltd
2018	Mediator in Kraatz Marine (Pty) Ltd v Logistics Support Services (Pty) Ltd
2018	Party representative in the mediation before Mr T Wylie as mediator in the matter Cars and Guides for Hire (Pty) Ltd v Du Toit Motors CC
2018	Mediator in Salpeter v Salpeter
2018	Mediator in Van Deventer v Van Deventer
2018	Mediator in Garani Investment Ltd v Wynnic Maritime Services CC
2018	Mediator in Mould v Ferreira according to ADR Forum Rules
2018	Mediator in De Klerk NO v Midvaal Diesel & Turbo (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd
2017	Mediator in Swiegers v Tjongarero v Kotze
2017	Mediator in Van der Westhuizen v Kotze
2017	Mediator in Van der Plas v Steenkamp
2017	Mediator in Van Biljon v GJ Investment
2017	Mediator in Sinden v Sinden
2017	Mediator in NCN v Gregory
2017	Mediator in Memorable Order of Tin Hats v Van der Merwe
2017	Mediator in Herman v Herman
2017	Mediator in Ellied v Moses
2017	Mediator in Anderson v Le Roux
2017	Party representative in private mediation before Mr Johan van Vuuren as mediator in Swart v Liebenberg
2017	Mediator in Blue Diamond Properties (Pty) Ltd v Van Schalkwyk
2016	Mediator in Meyer v Greensquare Investments 65 CC
2015	Mediator in M Joseph v ML Joseph (born Shipopyeni)
2015	Mediator in Government of The Republic of Namibia (The Minister of Regional and Local Government, Housing and Rural Development v Storbeck
2015	Mediator in Enviro-Fill Namibia (Pty) Ltd v Municipality of Tsumeb
2015	Mediator in Strauss v C Strauss NO and Others
2014	Counsel in Brandt v Fourth Mining Company (Pty) Ltd under ADR rules of the High Court of Namibia before Mr Peter Koep as court connected mediator
2014	Counsel in Katjaerua v Pisces Turnkey Construction & Development and Management CC and Another under ADR rules of the High Court of Namibia before Adv Sackey Akweenda as court accredited mediator.

Involvement as advocate in reported cases:

Laicatti Trading Capital Inc and Others v Greencoal (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd and Another 2016 (2) NR 363 (HC)
Laicatti Trading Capital Inc and Others NNO v Greencoal (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd and Another 2015 (4) NR 1194 (HC)
Exdev (Pty) Ltd and Another v Pekudei Investments (Pty) Ltd 2011 (2) SA 282 (SCA)
ATB Chartered Accountants (SA) v Bonfiglio [2011] 2 All SA 132 (SCA)
Thabo Mogudi Security Services CC v Randfontein Local Municipality and another [2010] 4 All SA 314 (GSJ)
Espag and Another v Hattingh 2010 (3) SA 22 (SCA)
Exdev (Pty) Ltd v Yeoman Properties 1007 (Pty) Ltd [2008] 2 All SA 223 (SCA)
Oosthuizen’s Transport (Pty) Ltd and Others v MEC, Road Traffic Matters, Mpumalanga, and Others 2008 (2) SA 570 (T)
Valunet Solutions Inc t/a Dinkum USA and Another v eTel Communications Solutions (Pty) Ltd 2005 (3) SA 494 (W)
Orange River Export (Pty) Ltd v TDC International Fruit Frais du Monde Inc [2005] 1 All SA 764 (NC)
Byron v Duke Inc 2002 (5) SA 483 (SCA)
Absa Bank Ltd v Cooper and Others 2001 (4) SA 876 (T)
EBN Trading (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner of Customs and Excise and Another 2001 (2) SA 1210 (SCA), [2001] 3 All SA 117 (A)
Absa Bank Ltd v Myburgh 2001 (2) SA 462 (W)
Unitrans Passenger (Pty) Ltd t/a Greyhound Coach Lines v Chairman, National Transport Commission, and Others; Transnet Ltd (Autonet Division) v Chairman, National Transport Commission, and Others 1999 (4) SA 1 (SCA), [1999] 3 All SA 365 (A)
Silva v Transcape Transport Consultants and Another 1999 (4) SA 556 (W)
Theron v Phoenix Marketing (Pty) Ltd (Heyman Intervening) 1998 (4) SA 287 (W)
Commissioner of Customs and Excise v Strauss and Others 1998 (4) SA 593 (T), [1998] 3 All SA 104 (T)
Ward and Another v Smit and Others: In Re Gurr v Zambia Airways Corporation Ltd 1998 (3) SA 175 (SCA), [1998] 2 All SA 479 (A)
Interkaap Ferreira Busdiens (Pty) Ltd v Chairman, National Transport Commission, and Others 1997 (4) SA 687 (T)
Unitrans Passenger Bpk v Voorsitter, Nasionale Vervoerkommissie, en Ander; Transnet Bpk v Voorsitter, Nasionale Vervoerkommissie, en Andere 1997 (4) SA 663 (T)
Hawkins v Cohen NO 1994 (4) SA 23 (W)
Diepsloot Residents’ and Landowners’ Association and Others v Administrator, Transvaal 1994 (3) SA 336 (A)
Diepsloot Residents and Landowners Association and Others v Administrator Transvaal, and Others 1993 (3) SA 49 (T)
Diesel Power Plant Hire CC v Master Diggers (Pty) Ltd 1992 (2) SA 295 (W) (the law reports incorrectly state that JF Steyn appeared for the respondent)