Dewald van den Berg

Director

  Johannesburg

  +27 11 535 8443

  +27 11 535 8643

  dvandenberg@werksmans.com

Dewald van den Berg is a Director in our Business Crimes & Investigations, Construction and Engineering and Insolvency & Business Rescue practice areas. He specialises in Civil and Commercial Litigation ranging from Business Crimes & Investigations; Construction & Engineering; Contract law (e.g. breach of contract, damages claims); Company law (e.g. fiduciary duties, removal of directors, shareholder meetings and disputes); Trust law (e.g. trustees’ fiduciary duties, beneficiaries’ rights and claims); Property law disputes and Insolvency and Business Rescue.

 

  • Business Crimes & Investigations
  • Construction & Engineering
  • Insolvency & Business Rescue
  • Civil and commercial litigation (including urgent applications)
  • Civil and commercial arbitration
  • Advised / Represented / Acted on behalf of: a JSE listed company's Zambia operations in successfully opposing proceedings for an injunction (interdict) in the Zambian High Court
  • a JSE listed company in unlawful competition proceedings and negotiated favourable settlement agreement
  • successfully concluded arbitration proceedings in terms of section 163 of the New Companies Act 71 of 2008 in favour of home owners and members of prestigious golf and country estate against the Developer
  • developer of prestigious housing development in Vaal Triangle against group of members and home owners
  • Canadian professional in successfully claiming payment for services rendered against the Department of Trade and Industry;
  • JSE listed company in property related dispute pertaining to Local Government Ordinance and claim for compensation
  • LLB (University of Cape Town)
  • 2012: Director, Werksmans

 

  • Represented a JSE listed company's Zambia operations in successfully opposing proceedings for an injunction (interdict) in the Zambian High Court;
  • Represented a JSE listed company in arbitration proceedings and negotiated favourable settlement agreement;
  • Successfully concluded arbitration proceedings in terms of section 163 of the New Companies Act 71 of 2008 in favour of home owners and members of prestigious golf and country estate against the Developer;
  • Represented JSE listed company in property related dispute pertaining to Local Government Ordinance and claim for compensation.