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Meet the Team

FRANCOIS GUSTAV ERASMUS

BA LLB UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH

 

Professional Qualifications:

1990:    Admitted Legal practitioner of the High Court of Namibia

Qualified auctioneer of real estate

 

Areas of specialisation:

  • Supreme Court, High Court and Lower Court litigation in contract and delict

  • Drafting of legal opinions

  • Drafting of commercial, corporate and other contracts

  • Wills, trusts and property brokerage

  • Company law matters in general

  • Short term insurance matters

  • Life insurance matters

  • Banking law

  • MVA claims

  • Administration of deceased and insolvent estates

  • Arbitration matters

  • Negotiations in respect of disputes on contracts and commercial issues

  • Labour issues

  • Business law in general

  • Auctioneering

 

Career: 

1988-1989:    Candidate Attorney at Bezuidenhout and Co

1990-2008:    Partner and Director at Van der Merwe-Greeff Inc

2008-Current:    Proprietor  Francois Erasmus and Partners


 

Professional involvement:

  • Served as panel member of PAMAN

  • Served as examiner  and moderator UNAM

  • Served as council member of Law Society of Namibia for 4 years

  • Served as President of Law Society of Namibia for 2 years

  • Represented Law Society of Namibia at several International Bar Association Conferences

  • Board member of International Cricket Council

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Marlé Wessels

N4, N5 and N6 Diplomas in Legal Secretarial, Communication and Office Practice and Administration (Stellenbosch College) (1992-1993)

B.LLB University of South Africa (UNISA) (part-time 1997-2001)

 

Professional Qualifications:

2003:    Admitted Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Namibia

2004:    Admitted Conveyancer

2015:    Admitted Notary Public

 

Areas of specialisation:

  • Transfers of property, members interest and shares

  • Bond registration and cancellation

  • Registration of close corporations, companies and trusts

  • Registration of sectional title development schemes

  • Registration of servitudes, property finance and security transactions

  • Sale agreements

  • Contracts

  • Township development

  • Property sales and leases, property development, sub-divisions, consolidations

  • Notarial Registrations and Collations

 

Professional Career:

  • 2002-2003:    Legal training under attachment with Roets, Theron & Partners

  • 2004-2005:    Conveyancer:  Roets, Theron & Partners

  • 2006-2008:    Conveyancer:  Van der Merwe-Greeff Inc.

  • 2008-Current:    Senior Associate/Consultant:  Conveyancer/Notary Public 

  • Francois Erasmus and Partners

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Francois Pretorius

LLB UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH

 

Professional Qualifications:

  • 2018:  Admitted Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Namibia

 

Professional Career:

  • 2017 - 2018:   Legal training under attachment with Francois Erasmus and Partners

  • 2018–Current: Senior Associate at Francois Erasmus and Partners

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Grace Hakaaje

LLM International Trade Law UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH

 

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Professional Career:

  • 2021:   Candidate Legal Practitioner with Right of Audience obtained October 2021

  • Current: Candidate Legal Practitioner under attachment with Francois Erasmus and Partners
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Viaan Jacobus Saayman

LLM in Criminal Law & Procedure, LLB (Cum Laude) NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY

 

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Professional Career:

  • 2024:   Candidate Legal Practitioner in Namibia, under attachment with Francois Erasmus and Partners

  • 2022-2023: Admitted Attorney in South Africa

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 LLM in Criminal Law & Procedure,North- West University

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020 LLB (Cum Laude), North- West University

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 Bcom Law, North- West University

Paralegal and Personal Assistants

Marihette Fourie

Lesley-Ann Vries

Chrisna Horn (Conveyancing secretary)

Amy Abrahams (Conveyancing secretary)

Audrey Klazen

Breneelda Drotsky

Admin department

Accountant – André Smith

Office Manager – Rista Erasmus

Assistant Accountant – Cheyenne Van Wyk

Driver – Moses Garoeb

Receptionist – Daphne Sam

Logistics Assistant  – JW Prinsloo

First National Bank of Namibia Ltd   |   First Capital Treasury Solutions (Pty) Ltd  |   Development Bank of Namibia Ltd  |   Hollard Insurance Company Ltd  |   Hollard Life  |   Chamberlain & Associates Architects  |   Bruni & McClare  |   Scania Namibia (Pty) Ltd  |   Namboer Auctioneers CC  |   Orano Mining (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd  |   Naankuse Foundation  |   Heavy Mining Equipment and Plant Hire  |   Valco Pumps & Valves (Pty) Ltd  |   Namibian Engineering Corporation (Pty) Ltd  |   Nexus Building Contractors (Pty) Ltd  |   Namagri CC  |   Plastic Packaging (Pty) Ltd  |   Global Earth Moving Equipment CC  |   Sure Start Properties CC  |   Quality Spare Parts CC  |   Auto Repairs Etzold  |   Bartsch Architection Architects  |   Beefcor Meat Suppliers (Pty) Ltd  |   Floor World Wholesale CC  |   Bob Mould Architects  |   Buildwise Manufacturing & Distribution  |   Canocopy (Pty) Ltd  |   Fedex Express  |   Caterplus Namibia (Pty) Ltd  |   Trip Travel (Pty) Ltd  |   Rubicon Security Services  |   ACE Real Estate  |   Hendrik Herselman QS  |   NEC Group of Companies  |   Namibia Agricultural Union  |   Medical Association of Namibia  |   Heritage Health Medical Aid Fund  |   Standard Bank of Namibia

OUR JOURNEY

Mr Francois Erasmus has 31 years experience and has worked, inter alia, with the following companies:

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