Koos Benadie
Director
How Dawné approaches her work
Dawné appears to work in a driven, confident, and highly practical way. She takes initiative naturally, communicates clearly, and works well both independently and as part of a team. In a corporate disputes context, that translates into steady support on demanding procedural work, strong drafting discipline, and a professional approach to matters that require responsiveness and follow-through.
A proactive and dependable approach to commercial disputes, insolvency-related matters, and formal legal process.
How Dawné supports clients
- Supports corporate dispute matters with drafting, legal research, procedural handling, and client-facing support.
- Drafts pleadings and procedural documents for High Court and Magistrates’ Court litigation, including matters involving contractual breaches, insolvency, sequestration, and urgent interdicts.
- Brings practical experience in insurance and civil recovery litigation, including subrogated recovery matters, RAF-related drafting, trial bundles, pre-trials, and settlement hearings.
- Has worked on banking and foreclosure matters, including National Credit Act-compliant pleadings, default judgments, executable orders, substituted service, warrants, subpoenas, and sales in execution.
- Supports matters through Court Online and CaseLines, with regular exposure to formal court process and litigation administration.
- Has also worked on employment and labour matters, including legal opinions on compliance, disciplinary processes, investigations, retrenchments, and employee rights.
Insights from Dawné
Credentials
- Experience in commercial litigation, insolvency, sequestration, urgent interdicts, insurance and civil recovery, banking and foreclosure matters, and labour-related disputes.
- Worked daily on Court Online and CaseLines.
- Represented clients in pre-trial conferences, round-table negotiations, and settlement discussions.
- Served in a six-month rotational Master’s Clerk appointment, gaining exposure to fiduciary law, trust governance, statutory compliance, and trust administration.
- LLB, University of Pretoria, 2022–2023; Dean’s Merit List and Golden Key International Honour Society member.
- BA in Law, Stellenbosch University, 2019–2021.
- Completed Practical Vocational Training through the Law Society of South Africa in 2024.
