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Chantay Jaftha

Senior Associate | Johannesburg

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Overview

Chantay Jaftha is a senior associate in the Litigation Practice of our Johannesburg office and a member of the Dispute Resolution Department.  She has advised various large corporations and state-owned entities in complex contractual disputes.

Chantay has experience in Magistrate Court and High Court commercial litigation, as well as public law litigation, class actions, mediations and arbitrations. She has advised on auditor liability claims, insurance-related disputes, disputes arising out of sale of shares agreements and general contractual disputes.  She is experienced in drafting legal opinions, pleadings, non-disclosure agreements, settlement agreements, mediation agreements and dispute resolution clauses to name a few.

Chantay is committed to providing strategic and tailored legal advice and does not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach, but rather that each client’s matter must be assessed on its own merits. By providing tailored advice, she ensures that each client receives the best outcome for their unique needs and circumstances.

Experience

  • Mining: advising major mining entities in multi-million-rand contractual disputes.
  • Tech: advising a global software firm in a ZAR150-million-rand contractual dispute.
  • Auditor liability claims: advising a global auditing firm in a near billion rand claim.
  • Insurance: advising a global insurance broker in a multi-million-rand insurance dispute.
  • Advising a state-owned entity in a billion rand claim.
  • Providing general legal advice to state-owned entities in disputes around tender awards.
  • Advising supermarkets.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Qualifications

Education

  • BCom (Law); LLB

Professional Memberships

  • Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

INSIGHTS

Overview

Chantay Jaftha is a senior associate in the Litigation Practice of our Johannesburg office and a member of the Dispute Resolution Department.  She has advised various large corporations and state-owned entities in complex contractual disputes.

Chantay has experience in Magistrate Court and High Court commercial litigation, as well as public law litigation, class actions, mediations and arbitrations. She has advised on auditor liability claims, insurance-related disputes, disputes arising out of sale of shares agreements and general contractual disputes.  She is experienced in drafting legal opinions, pleadings, non-disclosure agreements, settlement agreements, mediation agreements and dispute resolution clauses to name a few.

Chantay is committed to providing strategic and tailored legal advice and does not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach, but rather that each client’s matter must be assessed on its own merits. By providing tailored advice, she ensures that each client receives the best outcome for their unique needs and circumstances.

Experience

  • Mining: advising major mining entities in multi-million-rand contractual disputes.
  • Tech: advising a global software firm in a ZAR150-million-rand contractual dispute.
  • Auditor liability claims: advising a global auditing firm in a near billion rand claim.
  • Insurance: advising a global insurance broker in a multi-million-rand insurance dispute.
  • Advising a state-owned entity in a billion rand claim.
  • Providing general legal advice to state-owned entities in disputes around tender awards.
  • Advising supermarkets.

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