Gerhard Cloete

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Director

Stellenbosch

+27 21 809 6168

+27 11 535 8583

Gerhard Cloete is a Director in the Disputes practice area. He specialises in arbitration, insurance law, financial services and regulatory disputes, administrative law, cross border disputes and liquor law. He has advised insurers in the long-term and short-term insurance markets regarding policy response and coverage and has assisted a leading pension fund administrator in South Africa for more than 15 years. Gerhard has also represented one of the largest international retailers in a variety of cross border disputes, forensic investigations and various liquor law objection hearings and court applications for more than 10 years. He is committed to doing pro bono work and serves as a commissioner in the Small Claims Court. Gerhard has been a Director at Werksmans since 2009.

Disputes

arbitration
mediation
alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
corporate and commercial litigation
long-term insurance
pension & provident fund law
short-term insurance
administrative law/ review proceedings

Gerhard advises on:
- arbitration;
- insurance law;
- financial services and regulatory disputes;
- administrative law;
- cross border disputes; and
- liquor law.

BA LLB, University of Stellenbosch
2001: Admitted Attorney
2007: Partner, Jan S. de Villiers
2009: Director, Werksmans

Commissioner of the Small Claims Court (2009).
Gerhard has advised insurers and re-insurers in the long-term and short-term insurance markets regarding policy response and coverage and has assisted one of the large pension fund administrators in South Africa for more than 15 years.
Gerhard has represented one of the leading retailers in a variety of cross border disputes, forensic investigations and various liquor law objection hearings and court applications for more than 10 years.

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