HERMANUS HENDRIK STEYN
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Surname: |
Steyn |
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First names: |
Hermanus Hendrik |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Birth date: |
24 April 1954 |
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Marital status: |
Married to Vickie |
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Place of birth: |
Keetmanshoop, Namibia |
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Languages: |
English and Afrikaans |
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Nationalities: |
Namibian and South African |
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Identity numbers: |
Namibian: 540424 0057 4 South African: 540424 5011 084 |
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Passports: |
Namibian and South African |
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Religion: |
Christian |
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Addresses: |
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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: |
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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: |
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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:
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Contracts
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Companies and Close Corporations
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Partnerships
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Sequestrations and Liquidations
Property law:
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Sales
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Leases
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Estate Agency
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Evictions
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Building Contracts
Banking law:
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Vehicle credit agreement recoveries
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Notarial bond perfections
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Overdraft and loan recoveries
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Mortgage bond foreclosures
Administrative law:
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Reviews of State procurements (tenders)
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Reviews of administrative decisions in general
Experience in Arbitration |
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2020 |
Arbitrator in Retsol International Ltd v Koudelka t/a Jan Jonker Service Station under the ADR Forum rules of arbitration |
2020 |
Arbitrator in Squara v Bank Windhoek Ltd |
2020 |
Arbitrator in Betcrete Namibia Manufacturing CC v Namibia Airports Company Ltd |
2019 |
Arbitrator in Kaura v Elisenheim Property Development Company (Pty) Ltd under the ADR Forum rules of arbitration |
2019 |
Arbitrator in Overberg Fishing Company (Pty) Ltd and Another v Cato Fishing Company (Pty) Ltd |
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 |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
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2019 |
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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:
1. First National Bank Ltd v Oberholster 2019 All Nam 66 (HC)
2. Tsumeb Municipal Council v Tötemeyer NO 2019 All Nam 80 (HC)
3. African Selection Trust SA v Namsov Fishing Enterprises (Pty) Ltd 2018 JDR 1606 (Nm)
4. Greencoal (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd v Laicatti Trading Capital Inc 2016 JDR 0383 (Nm)
5. Laicatti Trading Capital Inc and Others v Greencoal (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd and Another 2016 (2) NR 363 (HC)
6. Laicatti Trading Capital Inc and Others NNO v Greencoal (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd and Another 2015 (4) NR 1194 (HC)
7. South African Municipal Workers Union National Provident Fund v Dihlabeng Local Municipality 2014 JDR 2714 (FB)
8. Exdev (Pty) Ltd and Another v Pekudei Investments (Pty) Ltd 2011 (2) SA 282 (SCA)
9. ATB Chartered Accountants (SA) v Bonfiglio [2011] 2 All SA 132 (SCA)
10. Versitrade 540 (Pty) Ltd v Global Telematics South Africa (Pty) Ltd 2011 JDR 1428 (ECG)
11. Thabo Mogudi Security Services CC v Randfontein Local Municipality and another [2010] 4 All SA 314 (GSJ)
12. Espag and Another v Hattingh 2010 (3) SA 22 (SCA)
13. Exdev (Pty) Ltd v Yeoman Properties 1007 (Pty) Ltd [2008] 2 All SA 223 (SCA)
14. Oosthuizen’s Transport (Pty) Ltd and Others v MEC, Road Traffic Matters, Mpumalanga, and Others 2008 (2) SA 570 (T)
15. Valunet Solutions Inc t/a Dinkum USA and Another v eTel Communications Solutions (Pty) Ltd 2005 (3) SA 494 (W)
16. Orange River Export (Pty) Ltd v TDC International Fruit Frais du Monde Inc [2005] 1 All SA 764 (NC)
17. Byron v Duke Inc 2002 (5) SA 483 (SCA)
18. Absa Bank Ltd v Cooper and Others 2001 (4) SA 876 (T)
19. EBN Trading (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner of Customs and Excise and Another 2001 (2) SA 1210 (SCA), [2001] 3 All SA 117 (A)
20. Absa Bank Ltd v Myburgh 2001 (2) SA 462 (W)
21. 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)
22. Silva v Transcape Transport Consultants and Another 1999 (4) SA 556 (W)
23. Theron v Phoenix Marketing (Pty) Ltd (Heyman Intervening) 1998 (4) SA 287 (W)
24. Commissioner of Customs and Excise v Strauss and Others 1998 (4) SA 593 (T), [1998] 3 All SA 104 (T)
25. 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)
26. Interkaap Ferreira Busdiens (Pty) Ltd v Chairman, National Transport Commission, and Others 1997 (4) SA 687 (T)
27. Unitrans Passenger Bpk v Voorsitter, Nasionale Vervoerkommissie, en Ander; Transnet Bpk v Voorsitter, Nasionale Vervoerkommissie, en Andere 1997 (4) SA 663 (T)
28. Hawkins v Cohen NO 1994 (4) SA 23 (W)
29. Diepsloot Residents’ and Landowners’ Association and Others v Administrator, Transvaal 1994 (3) SA 336 (A)
30. Diepsloot Residents and Landowners Association and Others v Administrator Transvaal, and Others 1993 (3) SA 49 (T)
31. 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)