Aadil Patel

Summary Profile

Aadil is a Director and joint National Head of the Employment practice. He has extensive experience in all matters concerning employment law and has acted extensively for various employers including state-owned entities. Aadil also has experience in the areas of public sector, employee benefits, administrative, constitutional and Islamic Finance law.

Career

Aadil began his career as a Candidate Attorney in 1997 at the Wits Law Clinic. In 1998 Aadil was promoted to the position of Associate. Aadil became a Non-Capital Partner in 2001 at a medium-sized law firm and was promoted to Partner in 2002 at Kathrada Norval Rice Patel Attorneys. In 2006 Aadil joined Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Director.

Education/Qualifications

BProc, LLB, LLM, HDip (Company Law), University of the Witwatersrand
Year of admission: 1999

Experience

Employment Law

• Drafting papers for urgent applications, unfair dismissals, retrenchments, transfers, prosecuting and opposing review applications, rescission applications, and interlocutory applications

• Drafting of various court applications, opinions on all aspects of labour law

• Providing strategic advice to employers regarding collective bargaining and advice on the interpretation of the constitution

• Advising state-owned entities on collective bargaining transfers in terms of section 197 benefits as well as strikes

• Providing opinions to employers on all aspects of employment law

• Advising clients on dismissals/unfair labour practice

• Drafting of employment contracts

• Representing executives in dismissals/unfair labour practices

• Providing clients with advice on essential services, minimum services agreements and compulsory arbitrations

• Conducting employment audits

• Compiling employment law packages

• Presenting to clients on various pieces of legislation

• Drafting opinions on restraint of trade and interpretation of contracts

Administrative Law

• Drafting and commenting on legislation for government departments and state-owned entities

• Preparing tenders

• Extensive experience regarding various pieces of legislation that impact on the public sector

• Extensive experience regarding all aspects of administrative law

• Advising on the impact of administration law on the energy and water sector

• Appearing on behalf of clients at various regulatory bodies

Employee Benefits

• Drafting opinions in relation to various issues relating to pension funds

• Referring disputes to the Pension Fund Adjudicator

• Conducting arbitration regarding whether there is a duty to bargain regarding the formation of a pension fund

• Advising clients regarding non-compliance with the Pension Fund Rules and the Act

Islamic Finance

• Experience regarding all aspects of Islamic Finance, in particular setting up financial structures which are sheriah compliant

• Advising and providing opinions on aspects of shariah law as they relate to Islamic Finance

Accolades/Achievements

• PLC Which Lawyer? 2008 - 2010 endorsed Aadil in Labour and Employee Benefits with "a strong practice covering employment litigation and advice, including misconduct and other general issues for public sector employers and also advises on business immigration and occupational health and safety"

• Legal 500 EMEA 2010, Aadil is mentioned as having excellent credentials and head of the team