Kathleen Louw is a Director in the Disputes practice area and has experience in a wide variety of litigious matters including shareholder disputes, general contractual disputes and administrative law disputes. Kathleen has extensive High Court and private arbitration experience. Kathleen has also specialised in Mining Law, acting for South African Mining Houses, International Mining Companies and landowners in relation to multiple aspects of mining law including administrative litigation and advising on internal appeals, reviews and mandamus applications. Kathleen regularly represents clients in their engagements with regulators (specifically the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy) on various matters.
Experience: 14 years
Disputes
Mining & Resources
General commercial litigation
Contractual disputes
Sale and lease
Corporate governance
Shareholder/director disputes
Law of delict and contract
Administrative Law
a public transport operator on its contractual obligations in respect of its relationships with various specialised entities who design, construct and operate aspects of the South African rapid rail system;
various mining houses and companies (including their subsidiaries) in respect of their global supply of raw materials, their contractual obligations in respect of their relationships with subcontractors and their interaction with the Department of Mineral Resources;
the plant leasing component of a group of companies in respect of their customised short and long term leasing of heavy earth moving equipment within the mining, civil and construction sector;
an entity involved in ongoing litigation in respect of an African based airport construction related dispute against established South African construction company, in ongoing litigation;
a well established manufacturer of glass solutions in South Africa in respect of ongoing franchisee litigation;
a well established primary tissue paper manufacturing company and its various subsidiaries in respect of construction related disputes; and
a company that facilities the housing of cellular and wireless, radio and television broadcast, microwave and two-way radio communications equipment in respect of their multi-tenant leasing model, specifically in relation to commercial lease disputes.
LLB, Stellenbosch University (2004)
Masters Degree in International Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, University College London (2015)
Diploma in Prospecting & Mining Law (2017)
2012: Senior Associate, Werksmans
2016: Director, Werksmans
Lectured Introduction to Legal Studies at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (2010).
Johannesburg 
+27 11 535 8321 
+27 11 535 8621 
