Itumeleng Sethaba-Nondwana
Education
- LLB
- Post Graduate Certificate in Competition Law
- BCA Certificates on NEC and FIDIC
Languages
- English
- Northern Sotho
- Southern Sotho
- Venda
Her experience includes:
- Vetting of contracts and negotiating on behalf of clients;
- Appearing on behalf of clients at the high court, CCMA, Labour court and in arbitrations;
- Drafting of opinions and all necessary pleadings on behalf of clients.
Recent experience:
Procurement law
- Part of the legal team advising a public enterprise on its IT outsourcing tender; the legal team was appointed to advise on procurement as well as on specialist IT outsourcing.
- Part of the legal team advising Eskom on the tender for the appointment of a supplier on Eskom’s CSP (Concentrated Solar Panel).
Construction and engineering
- Legal advisor to Eskom on the construction of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme.
- Advising Eskom on various disputes.
- Drafting of opinions and notices.
- Attending adjudications and arbitrations.
Commercial law
- Drafting and reviewing of contracts on behalf of various clients.
- Drafting of haulage agreement and rail link agreement and negotiations thereof.
- Drafting opinions relating to the new Companies Act.
- Registration of non-profit organisations and drafting all supporting documents and agreements.
- Assisted Eskom with compiling comments on the National Treasury Regulations.
Litigation
- Handling litigation claims on behalf of various clients from inception until finalisation.
- Representing clients at the Magistrates’, Regional and High Courts as well as at arbitrations.
- Handling various matters on behalf of the Road Accident Fund as well as other clients.
- Preparing opinions, notices and pleadings on behalf of clients.
- Negotiating settlement in litigation disputes.
- Handling urgent applications on behalf of clients.
Employment and labour law
- Handling labour disputes on behalf of clients.
- Appearing at the Labour Court and at the CCMA.