Walkers Attorneys

Denis Lloyd (Chairman)

Denis completed his BA Law at the University of Orange Free State and LLB at the University of Cape Town in 1969. He was admitted as an attorney in 1973, became a partner at Walkers a year later and also completed a postgraduate Tax Law programme. Denis is a member of the Law Society Sub-Committee on Companies and specialises in commercial law, trusts and estate planning. He acts as trustee in many trusts and as executor and curator in many estates.

Charl Theron

Charl obtained BA Law and LLB degrees at the University of Stellenbosch and thereafter lectured in the Commercial Law Department of the University of Stellenbosch and in February 1980 joined Walkers. He is in charge of the Property Law Department of the firm. He has negotiated and registered the opening of a substantial number of sectional title schemes in urban as well as rural areas. Charl served as the conveyancing convenor of the Committee of the Cape Town Attorneys’ Association for twenty-three years and is a past president of the Association. He also serves on the Property Law Committee of the Cape Law Society.

John Lee

John completed the BA Law and LLB degrees at Stellenbosch University, was admitted as an attorney in 1981 and joined Walkers in 1984. John’s practice includes township establishment, commercial, industrial and retail centric property developments. He played a key role in the revitalisation of the Cape Town CBD through the conversion of large office blocks to upmarket sectional title mixed-use schemes. He acts for various listed and unlisted Property Investment and Development Companies, major banks and private individuals..

Gunnar obtained is BA Law and LLB degrees at the University of Cape Town in 1983. He spent some time overseas and joined Walkers on his return to South Africa. He is Head of the Estates and Trust Department, a Trustee of several trusts and specialises in all aspects of estate planning and administration, as well as general and estate related litigation. Gunnar speaks German and assists German clients in matters involving German and South African interests.

Belinda studied at Stellenbosch University where she obtained her BA Law degree and her LLB (cum laude). Thereafter she went to the United States of America on a Fulbright Scholarship, studied at Temple University in Philadelphia and was awarded an LLM degree (cum laude). Belinda was admitted as an advocate in 1989 and practiced as a member of the Cape Bar, regularly being briefed by Walkers. She was admitted as an attorney in May 1998 and became a director of Walkers in November 1999. She focuses on negotiating and drafting of complex commercial transactions, and also does civil litigation and opinion work.

John obtained the degrees BA (Hons) and MA at UCT, and B.Proc and LLB through UNISA and specialises in dispute resolution through litigation or mediation. He has a special interest in mediation, particularly in commercial, family and labour disputes. He has recently been accredited as a mediator by CEDR (UK), and is a panellist for TOKISO and the Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement. A member of the Family Mediators’ Association of the Cape (FAMAC), he is also on the Law Society standing committees on Alternative Dispute Resolution. He frequently conducts training for mediators from a variety of professional backgrounds.

Kamlesh obtained degrees in Social Science and Law through UNISA. She was articled to Dullah Omar where she engaged primarily in civil rights work. She was admitted as an attorney in 1982, and as a conveyancer in 1985. She is a Senior CCMA Commissioner and trainer, a panellist on the TOKISO dispute resolution panel and on numerous Bargaining Council panels. She joined Walkers as a director in September 2004 and continues her involvement in Labour Law and ADR whilst focusing on Property Law. Together with John Lee she assisted in the various sectional title schemes set up within the Cape Town CBD. Kamlesh is also a commercial mediator and has been accredited by CEDR (UK) and the ADR Group (UK).

Andrew completed his BA LLB and Higher Diploma in Tax Law at Wits and was admitted as an attorney in 1972. He spent some years overseas and joined Bowman Gilfillan Inc in Johannesburg in 1977, remaining with them until the end of 1996 when he moved to Cape Town and opened his own practice. He joined Walkers in September 2006 and specialises in Estate, Fiscal and Tax Planning. He has spoken at seminars and written numerous articles on these topics and is a member of the Law Society Sub-Committee of Wills, Estates and Trusts. He has been appointed a Chairman of the Cape Town Tax Appeal Board.

Amien Hoosain

Amien obtained his BA and LLB degrees at the University of Cape Town whereafter he completed his articles with Walkers, and upon completion of which he was appointed as an associate with the firm. Amien subsequently became a director of the firm in April 2008, where he continues to practice in general commercial law and litigation. Amien is presently studying part time toward a Master’s degree in Commercial Law at the University of Cape Town, with a particular focus on International Trade.

Roxanne studied at the University of Cape Town where she obtained her BA (Law and Psychology) and LLB degrees. She completed her articles at Walkers and was admitted as an attorney in the beginning of 2008. Roxanne practices in family law, mediation, litigation and competition law.