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Firm Overview

History
Established in 1978
Members of Lex Africa since 1993

Expertise

Webber Newdigate is a corporate and commercial legal firm specialising in the following practice areas:
Commercial, Corporate and Business Law
• company and business formations
• contractual agreements
• building and engineering law
• insurance law
• intellectual property law
• business, liquor and other licensing agreements
• investment and disinvestments
• exchange control
• financial planning
• taxation
• labour law
• industrial relations law
• employment law
Real Estate/Property
• conveyancing
• transfers
• mortgages
• property development
• town planning
• leases
• servitudes
• mining and building law
Private and Family Law
• wills
• trusts
• estate administration
• estate planning
• citizenship
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Representation at the Appeal Court, High Court, Subordinate Court, Administrative and other courts:
• arbitration and mediation for commercial and corporate matters
• insurance
• matrimonial
• liquidations
• insolvency
• human rights 


Firm Highlights

Webber Newdigate is the largest firm of attorneys in Lesotho.

Significant cases include:  Major constitutional challenges, election cases, financial institution investigations, arbitrations, large commercial transactions etc.

Key clients include: The Government of Lesotho, government authorities/parastatals, major banks, major insurance companies, major educational institutions etc.

Strategic associations/memberships include: Lex Africa.

Contact Information

Number of partners in firm:  8

Partners include:

Name:   David Rees Samuel
Title:   Partner
Degree: BCom (UPE 1970; LLB (UOFS 1972; Diploma in Tax Practice (RAU 1998)
Specialises in:   Deeds registration and commercial work

Name:   Colin Cilliers
Title:   Partner
Degree: BCom and LLB (UOFS 1968 and 1971), LLD (Leiden Netherlands 1976)
Specialises in: Deeds registration, wills, estate planning and administration of deceased estates and trusts

Name:   Daniel Gerhardus Roberts
Title:   Partner
Degree:  BJuris (PU for CHE 1971), L.B (UOFS 1977)
Specialises in:  Litigation

Name: Denis Peter Molyneaux
Title: Partner
Degree: BCom (Rhodes 1973), LLB (Rhodes 1975)
Specialises in: Commercial work, litigation and arbitrations

Name: James John Grundlingh
Title: Partner
Degree: BJuris (UOFS 1990), LLB (UOFS 1992)
Specialises in: Litigation and insurance law 

Name: Jacobus Francois van Pletzen
Title: Partner
Degree: BProc (UOFS 1994)
Specialises in: Conveyancing and deeds registration

Name: Morne Stuart Maree
Title: Partner
Degree: B.Proc UFS 1995 LL.B UFS 1997
Specialises in: Commercial work, company law and environmental law

Name: Mateboho Tohlang
Title: Partner
Degree: LL.B NUL
Specialises in: Labour law, family law and general litigation