Professional Summary

Currently a member at the Cape Bar of Advocates. Primary emphasis on commercial litigation, including trials and opposed motions. Fields of activity include all aspects of the law of contract, commercial contracts, company and insolvency law matters. Secondary emphasis on employment, administrative law, ESTA, PIE evictions and land related matters.

Adrian Montzinger

Advocate

Phone:

+27 21 422 0112

Email:

montzinger@capebar.co.za

Address:

Sixth Floor, 56 Keerom Street Chambers, 56 Keerom Street, Cape Town, 8001

19 Years Legal Practitioner:

(Attorney: 2005 - 2013)

(Advocate: 2013 - present)

EXPERIENCE

November 2013 - Current

Advocate

MEMBER OF THE CAPE BAR

Act as leading or junior Counsel on a variety of commercial and insolvency matters. Provide opinions and advice on commercial agreements, business transactions and regulator compliance. Conduct numerous trial and opposed motions. Interpret and applied laws and regulations, court decisions and other legal authorities to be used in preparation of briefs and opinions. Conduct extensive legal research on various matters involving targeted practice areas.

October 2009 - April 2013

Attorney

MONTZINGER ATTORNEYS

Provided professional commercial legal services to only a select group of commercial clients. General advice on legal risk and business transactions. Drafted and advised on commercial agreements.

March 2008 - September 2009

Legal Advisor

GAUSSIAN PROPERTY DEVELOPERS

Compliance and regulatory duties. Managed and coordinated changes to company structures (i.e.Trusts and subsidiary companies). Drafted, reviewed, negotiated and worked closely on various commercial agreements to execution. Brief Counsel and prepare court documentation and managed litigation.

EDUCATION

1999-2004

Baccalareus Legum (LLB)

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY - POTCHEFSTROOM

(previously: Potchefstroom University for Christ Higher Eduction)

2004-2005

Certificate in Legal Practice

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY - POTCHEFSTROOM

2009

Certificate in Debt Counselling

COMPUSCAN ACADEMY OF LEARNING

AFFILIATIONS

CLIENTS

April 2011 – September 2014 : General Manager: Immploy Recruitment, Tableview, Cape Town
March 2013 – February 2015 : Non – Executive Director Training4Changes, Stellenbosch
March 2013 – May 2019 : Non – Executive Director EastMountain Leadership Development, Stellenbosch
February 2015 - current : Non – Executive Director Gaussian Engineering (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town
April 2017 – current : Non – Executive Director Petousis Family Holdings, Cape Town
March 2018 – current : Chairperson School Governing Board, Rhenish primary, Stellenbosch

SKILLS

MS Office

Negotiation and Mediation

Adaptability

Integrity and Ethical

Initiative and Persistence

Patience and Colloboration

PUBLICATIONS

EXPERTISE

CONTACT

As Junior Counsel

Organisasie vir Godsdienste Onderrig en Demokrasie v Laërskool Randhart and others (Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution and others as amici curiae) [2017] 3 All SA 943 (GJ)
Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and others v Estate Late Stransham-Ford (Doctors for Life International NPC and others as amici curiae) 2017 (3) BCLR 364 (SCA)
Naidoo and others v Parliament of the Republic of South Africa [2019] 3 BLLR 291 (LC)

As Leading Counsel

Waldis and Another v Von Ulmenstein 2017 (4) SA 503 (WCC)
Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union v Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and others [2017] 6 BLLR 613(LC)
Alderbaran (Pty) Ltd and another v Bouwer and others [2018] 3 All SA 71 (WCC)
Monde v Viljoen NO and others [2018] 4 All SA 665 (SCA)
Arangies and another v Business Partners Ltd [2018] JOL 39468 (WCC)
Le Roux NO and others v Louw and another [2017] JOL 38052 (LCC)