This division deals with all aspects of shipping and maritime law including:
- arrests, drafting of papers for security arrests (both associated and direct), in rem and in personam;
- advising clients of all arrest requirements;
- advising clients on setting aside of arrests, opposing applications for same;
- advising clients on applications for counter – security and security for costs;
- advising clients on Port Regulations and related legislation;
- judicial ship sales, drafting of application papers and arranging for ship sale auctions and drafting and filing of claims against ship funds with the appointed Referee, objections and replies to claims;
- drafting of letters of undertaking and settlement agreements;
- attending on board vessels following casualties, interviewing crew and taking statements and collating relevant ships' documents and records for preservation;
- advising clients on access to vessel in terms of the Admiralty Act;
- attending on board of inquiry investigations into fatalities and /or injuries including interviewing of witnesses, perusing and analysing accident reports, drafting a report on the outcome of the board of inquiry investigations and associated recommendations;
- advising and litigating in respect of cargo and container damage claims;
- advising and litigating in respect of contractual disputes;
- interviewing witnesses, drafting opinions, pleadings, notices and applications and attending to all high court procedures in regard to attorneys’ professional indemnity matters for the Attorneys Professional Indemnity Association;
Anisa Govender
B.A., LL.B., LL.M.
Director
Anisa Govender is a director and head of our maritime department with over 20 years’ experience. She holds BA LLB LLM (Maritime Law) degrees from the University of Natal and has extensive experience in several aspects of shipping law, particularly ship arrests, admiralty litigation, emergency marine casualty response, regulatory and general admiralty advice, ship and cargo sale and purchase. She has also chaired several boards of inquiry arising from incidents at the ports and is heavily involved in litigation arising from loss of or damage to cargo and/or vessels and issues arising from procurement of port equipment.
Anisa is a member of the Maritime Law Association, of which she is the past national secretary, the Durban Marine Insurance Forum, the South African Maritime Professionals Forum and an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers. She previously served as the representative of the Maritime Law Association on the eThekwini Maritime Cluster and is currently the chairperson of the Maritime Law Association (Durban Chapter). Anisa serves on the LMAA sub – committee of the MLA currently modifying the London Maritime Arbitrators Association Rules for use in South Africa.
Tanatswa Chinyanga
LL.B.
Candidate Attorney
Tanatswa Chinyanga attended the University of KwaZulu-Natal where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) (Cum Laude) in 2023. Her areas of interest include Corporate law, Property law as well as Litigation.
