Adjudicators

ADJUDICATORS

The SAIIPL is committed to broadening its Panel of Adjudicators to non-members of the SAIIPL.

Foreign Adjudicators: The SAIIPL will not in principle prohibit suitably qualified foreigners from being part of its Panel of Adjudicators, but preference will however be given to South African citizens. The SAIIPL is committed to promoting domain name ADR skills within South Africa and will as a result ensure that its Panel of Adjudicators remains representative of South African woman, disabled and historically disadvantaged individuals.

Commitment to Adjudicator Freedom: The SAIIPL is committed to the freedom of its members to serve as Adjudicators on the Panels of other Providers. The SAIIPL will not discourage or prohibit its members or Adjudicators from taking up positions, or serving on the Adjudication Panels of other Providers.

BEE: Although the initial Panel of Adjudicators (the Panel) will include members from previously disadvantaged communities, the SAIIPL remains committed to an active and responsible program of procuring further skilled black candidates to its Panel. The institute will not prescribe absolute criteria for qualification as an Adjudicator for its Panel, but will rather assess each application on its own merits. Applicants should however have a good understanding of the intellectual property issues involved in domain name disputes and be familiar with the Regulations. In broadening the representation of various interest groups on its Panel, the SAIIPL appreciates that first-hand practical training and guidance will be a pre-requisite.

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found: 41 Adjudicators

Paulus Ramara
	Spoor & Fisher QUALIFICATIONSBProc,admitted attorney since 2000, Advanced postgraduate certificate in Taxation and Postgarduate Diploma in Cyberlaw MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSStudent member of SAIIPL,IPACT EXPERIENCE2 years experience in Anti-Countereiting,Trade mark and Copyright litigation(IP).Civil and criminal litigation in the magistrate court.Customs litigation and debt collection. TRAINEE


Dr Wim Alberts
	Bowman Gilfillan Inc QUALIFICATIONSB Iuris LLB LLM LLD MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSAssociate: SAIIPL EXPERIENCEPractising as an attorney for 14 years, focussing on trade mark related litigation. Research Fellow in Intellectual Property Law, Unisa. SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Lehlohonolo Khechane
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBA, LLB, Admitted Attorney (2003) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, Law Society Northern Provinces EXPERIENCE5 years: Trade mark filings, searches and prosecution, Portfolio Management TRAINEE


Owen Salmon
	Adv Owen Salmon QUALIFICATIONSBA LLB LLM Trade Mark Practitioner Advocate of High Court MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSFormer Fellow of SAIIPL; Member of Johannesburg Bar (Maisels Group). EXPERIENCE23 years experience litigating in Intellectual property matters. SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Chris Job
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBSc, BProc, Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (1978), Attorney of the High Court of Lesotho (1979) Patent Agent (South Africa) (1976), Patent Agent (Namibia) (1977) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, FICPI, LES, AIPPI, Association of Pretoria Attorneys , Law Societies of the Northern Provinces, Cape of Good Hope and Natal, past-President of SAIIPL, past-member of Standing Advisory Committee on IP law, INTA Mediation Panelist EXPERIENCE34 years: High Court and other litigation in SA,Africa and elsewhere in the following fields: Trade Marks, Unlawful Competition, Copyright, Designs, Advertising law,Domain Names SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Kelly Thompson
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBA LLB, Admitted attorney (2001), Trade Mark Practitioner (2001) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSLaw Society of the Northern Provinces, BWA, SAIIPL, Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, member of the SAIIPL ADR Committee, Convenor of the SAIIPL Copyright Law Committee EXPERIENCE10 years: Trade mark and passing-off litigation, Copyright litigation, Counterfeit goods seizures, Domain name litigation, IP litigation in Africa, Advertising law, Close corporation and company name objections, domain name objections, TRAINEE


Gaelyn Scott
	Bowman Gilfillan Inc QUALIFICATIONSBA, LLB MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSAIPPI, INTA, ECTA, SAIIPL EXPERIENCEAdmitted attorney (1997); 10 years post admission; 9 years experience in Intellectual Property law, particularly IP litigation including trade marks, copyright and unlawful competition; Advertising Standards Authority disputes TRAINEE


Charles Webster
	Spoor & Fisher QUALIFICATIONSBSc LLB MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL (Past President), Member of International Trade Mark Association (INTA) International Panel of Neutrals EXPERIENCE20 years experience in Intellectual Property law, in particular Trade Mark litigation; conducted INTA mediation training in Amsterdam in May 2003; co-author of Webster & Page, South African Law of Trade Marks. SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Rachel Sikwane
	EDWARD Nathan Sonnenbergs QUALIFICATIONSIEB Matriculation Certificate, BEng Computer Engineering (2nd year), LLB (Law), Admitted Attorney, Trade Mark Practitioner, MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS Fellow (SA Institute of Intellectual Property Law), SAIIPL Copyright & Anti-Counterfeit Committees, Licensing Executives Society EXPERIENCE6 Years in trade marks, copyright, passing-off, unlawful competition, domain names, ASA, anti-counterfeiting, company name objections and commercial IP matters. TRAINEE


Quentin Boshoff
	Bowman Gilfillan Inc. QUALIFICATIONSB.Proc Admitted Attorney of the High Court Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, MEMBER OF INTA, Council member of INTA's Anti-Counterfeit sub-committee EXPERIENCE10 years in Trade Marks, Copyright, Unlawful Competition, Anti-Counterfeit and litigation in respect of all the aforesaid. TRAINEE


Owen Dean
	Spoor & Fisher QUALIFICATIONSBA LLB LLD MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSouth African Institute of Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property Panel of AFSA (Arbitration Foundation of SA); International Panel of Neutrals of International Trademarks Association (INTA); WIPO Panelist for Domain Name Disputes; EXPERIENCEPracticing attorney since 1974 specialising in trade mark and copyright law, particularly litigation SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Gerard Du Plessis
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONS"BLC, LLB: Admitted attorney (1995), Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (1998), " MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS"SAIIPL, Pretoria Attorneys' Association, CLASA, Law Society of the Northern Provinces " EXPERIENCE18 years: Trade Marks, Copyright, Designs, Unlawful Competition, Domain names, Anti-counterfeiting, Litigation in the above areas, UDRP Training with WIPO (2003) SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Tana Pistorius
	Department of Mercantile Law, UNISA QUALIFICATIONSBA LLB LLM LLD Admitted attorney and notary (1989) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSINATA: ARTIPS: SAIPL; Association of Law Teachers of South Africa; International Association of IT Lawyers (IAITL) EXPERIENCE2 years experience in trade mark practice; 15 years experience in teaching IP at undergraduate and post graduate level, including LLM courses on the use of trade marks on the Internet, domain names and ADR; Member of research team that drafted the ECT Act SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Sizwe Snail
	Couzyn Hertzog & Horak. QUALIFICATIONSLLB (UP) Admitted Attorney ( 2007 ) LLM (UNISA) currently registered MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSICTLA.za, Black Lawyers Ass. , International Consumer law Ass, Zadna, Lex Informatica, WASPA adjudicator EXPERIENCEPresenting papers for local and international conferences on cyberlaw. Published articles as well in both accredited and non-accredited journals. specialises in civil litigation and cyberlaw matters. TRAINEE


Gavin Morley
	Independent Counsel QUALIFICATIONSB.Comm (Natal) LLB (UNISA) LLM (UNISA); one of the Counsel for the Republic of South Africa. MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSKwa Zulu-Natal Society of Advocates; International Bar Association. EXPERIENCEHas specialised in Intellectual Property since 1986. Partner Spoor & Fisher 1987-1996; Advocate since 1996; was appointed Senior Counsel in 2004; Joint Author of Webster & Page: South African Law of Trade Marks and Law of South Africa. Vol 29 (Trade Marks SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Hermanus Blignaut
	Spoor & Fisher QUALIFICATIONSLLB (admitted attorney and notary) and SAIIPL Trade Mark Practitioner MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSFellow of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, Member of the Centurion Business Forum EXPERIENCE4 Years with Spoor & Fisher, specialising in the fields of trade mark and copyright litigation TRAINEE


Derek Momberg
	DM KISCH INC QUALIFICATIONSBA LLB - Attorney & Notary Public MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, INTA EXPERIENCE28 years IP experience. In charge of the conduct of a wide variety of Trade Mark, Copyright, Trade Secret and Licensing matters with over 30 reported judgements. SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Mariette Viljoen
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBLC, LLB, Admitted attorney (1989), Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (1991) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSPresident of SAIIPL, Director of INTA(International Trade Mark Association) Board, Law Society of the Northern Provinces, ISOC (SA Chapter), BWA Association of Pretoria Attorneys, CLASA, Served on Standing Advisory Committee of Minister of Trade& Industry EXPERIENCE18 years: All aspects of trade mark litigation, including company and close corporation name objections, passing off and trade mark infringement, domain name registrations and objections and copyright SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Marilyn Krige
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBA, LLB, Admitted attorney (1995), Qualified trade mark practitioner (1996) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS"SAIIPL, Pretoria Attorneys' Association, Law Society of the Northern Provinces, Law Society of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Cape Law Society, Business Women's Association, Chairperson of Education and Training Subcommittee of IPACT, IPACT EXPERIENCE12 years past articles: Intellectual Property law including: Trade Mark and Copyright litigation, Anti Counterfeiting litigation,domain name disputes, Advertising law SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Andre van der Merwe
	D M Kisch Incorporated QUALIFICATIONSB Sc; B Proc; LL B; Fellow of SAIIPL; patent attorney and trade mark attorney MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL; LES; INTA; Marques EXPERIENCEOver 30 years in various aspects of IP law and practice, including patent, trade mark and copyright litigation SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Louis van Wyk
	Spoor & Fisher QUALIFICATIONSBA LLB, Dip Int Law MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSInternational Bar Association (Vice Chair of Committee for Consumer Affairs and Advertising), International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, International Association for Protection of Industrial Property, Licensing Exucutives Society, Ameri EXPERIENCEAttorney of High Court 30 + years SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Alan Dunlop
	Hahn & Hahn Inc. QUALIFICATIONSB. Sc. (Mech.) Eng., B. Proc. MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSReg. Prof. Eng., Reg. Patent Agent, Fellow SAIIPL, MSAIME, FICPI, Reg'd Patent Agent in Canada & Malawi. EXPERIENCESteel Ind.7 years, intellectual property professional 36 years, High Court & Patent Court litigation. SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Lisa Thornton
	Lisa Thornton Inc QUALIFICATIONSLLB, 1999, Wits; Juris Doctor, 1989, Georgetown University Law Centre, USA; Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude, 1985, Georgetown College, USA MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSAdmitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and District of Columbia, USA and in South Africa EXPERIENCEDirector, Lisa Thornton Inc, the leading law firm in South Africa specializing in electronic communications and information law TRAINEE


Jennifer Pienaar
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBA, LLB, Admitted Attorney (1994), SAIIPL, Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (2004) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, Law Society of the Northern Provinces, SAIIPL Public Affairs Committee, BWA, Member of French South African Chamber of Commerce EXPERIENCE14 years: General commercial litigation, Trade Mark litigation, Domain name registration and securing domains from cybersquatters, Litigation relating to copyright, passing-off, unlawful competition, close corporation and company name objections and relat TRAINEE


Thabang Mashifane
	Spoor & Fisher QUALIFICATIONSBSoc Sci, LLB MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSCorporate Lawyers Association of South Africa (CLASA), Law Society of South Africa and the Black Lawyers Association (BLA), Student member of the South African Institute for Intellectual Property EXPERIENCEAdmitted as an Attorney in 2002 have worked for Lindsay Keller & Partners, Sasol Technology (Pty) Ltd and in June 2005 joined Spoor & Fisher in the Trade Mark Litigation Department TRAINEE


Shaun Benater
	Pupillage (2010) QUALIFICATIONSLL.B (Wits); LL.M (I.T. Law) (Unisa); Admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales. MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS EXPERIENCE4 years general litigation experience. Intellectual property related aspects of E-commerce and information technology law. 2 years experience in trade mark practice. ADJUDICATOR


Alan Smith
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBProc, Admitted attorney (1980), Patent agent (1976) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, CIPA, LES, ABA, AIPPI, Pretoria Attorneys' Association, FICPI, Law Societies of the Northern Provinces, Cape of Good Hope and KwaZulu-Natal EXPERIENCE33 years in South Africa and 4 in The United Kingdom: Intellectual Property (trade marks, copyright and unlawful competition) Litigation, , Agreements, Licensing and Franchising, Advertising disputes SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Janusz Luterek
	Hahn & Hahn Inc QUALIFICATIONSB.Eng (1989); B.Proc (1995), Attorney at Law (1997), Patent Attorney (2000), Pr.Eng. (1993) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, AIPPI (Council member), ECSA (Pr.Eng), FICPI, MAIChE, SAAFoST (Custodian Member), and LES EXPERIENCE12 Years in Intellectual Property Law specialising in Copyright, Trademark and Patent matters, as well as the ECT Act, 7 years in Engineering. Director of Hahn & Hahn Inc, past Director and Consultant to Routledge Modise. SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Deon Bouwer
	Bouwers Inc. QUALIFICATIONSB.Juris; LLB; LLM; Diploma in Labour Law MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, INTA EXPERIENCE14 years of which 11 years are in intellectual property SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Sabelo Mbuyisa
	Spoor & Fisher QUALIFICATIONSLLB MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSStudent Member of SAIIPL EXPERIENCEAn admitted attorney of the High Court for the past 3 years, Legal researcher at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Professional assistant at Spoor & Fisher specialising in trade mark litigation and anti-counterfeiting TRAINEE


Victor Williams
	Hahn & Hahn Inc QUALIFICATIONSB.Sc (Eng); B.Proc MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, LES EXPERIENCE11 years SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Nishi Chetty
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBA, LLB: Admitted Attorney (2002), Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (2002) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSouth African Institute of Intellectual Property Law, Law Society of the Northern Provinces, Law Society Kwa-Zulu Natal, BWA EXPERIENCE9 years: Trade mark filings, searches and prosecution, recordals of trade marks, assignments and registered users litigation relating to trade marks, copyright, passing-off, unlawful competition, counterfeit goods, domain name disputes. TRAINEE


Vanessa Ferguson
	DM KISCH INC QUALIFICATIONSB.Juris LL.B MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL; IPACT; INTA EXPERIENCE9.5 yrs in specialised IP practice - trade mark, copyright, anti-counterfeiting matters TRAINEE


Charne Le Roux
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBjuris - University of Pretoria (1990), LLB - University of Pretoria (1992) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSWIPO, adjudicates top level domain name disputes, South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL), Pretoria Attorneys' Association, Competition Law Committee of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces, Competition Law and ADR Committees of EXPERIENCE13 years. Admitted attorney in the High Court and Trade Mark Practitioner. Fellow of the SA Institute of Intellectual Property Law, WIPO panellist for all top level domain name disputes SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Steven Philip Yeates
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSBCom, LLB, Admitted attorney (2002), Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (2003) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSLaw Society of the Northern Provinces, SAIIPL, SAIIPL Anti-Counterfeiting Committee EXPERIENCE10 years:Litigation relating to trade marks, copyright, passing-off, unlawful competition, counterfeit goods and domain name disputes. Intellectual property related aspects of E-commerce and information technology law TRAINEE


Vanessa Lawrance
	HAHN & HAHN QUALIFICATIONSB.Comm, LLB (1997) Admitted attorney (2000), Qualified Trade Mark Practitioner (2003), Notary (2006) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL, Law Society of the Northern Provinces, EXPERIENCE12 years intellectual property experience, particularly litigious matters involving Trade Marks, Copyright, Unlawful Competition, Domain name disputes and Anti-counterfeiting. Prosecution of Trade Marks. Commercial Law SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Mike du Toit
	Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs QUALIFICATIONSBCOM LLB Trade Mark Practitioner MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL,Chair of ADR Committee, Member of INTA EXPERIENCE23 years of which 21 years are in intellectual property. SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Masilo Mawela
	Adams & Adams QUALIFICATIONSLL.B MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL EXPERIENCE2yrs IP (trade mark) experience TRAINEE


Nolwazi Gcaba
	SPOOR & FISHER QUALIFICATIONSBlur LLB MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSFellow of the Institute of Intellectual Property Law; Member of the Standing Advisory Committee on Intellectual Property Law to the Minister of Trade and Industry EXPERIENCEPracticing as an attorney since 1998 specialising in trade mark matters generally including trademark prosecution, searches, trade mark and copyright litigation. TRAINEE


Brian Wimpey
	DM KISCH INC QUALIFICATIONSB Proc LL.B (Wits) MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSAdmitted as an attorney of the Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court in June 1986. Fellow and serving Council member of the SAIIPL EXPERIENCE20 years exclusively in IP practice, primarily in trade marks, copyright and related fields as well as trade mark litigation before the Registrar of Trade Marks and the High Court of South Africa, including the Supreme Court of Appeal. SENIOR ADJUDICATOR


Nola Bond
	DM KISCH INC QUALIFICATIONSB.A. LL.B MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONSSAIIPL; INTA EXPERIENCE16 years in IP practice, primarily trade mark litigation SENIOR ADJUDICATOR