Ayesha Karjieker
Ayesha Karjieker is an Associate in our Employment Law practice. She works on mergers and acquisitions; as well as debt finance and preference share funding instruments.
About Ayesha
About Ayesha
Ayesha joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2023 and was promoted to an Associate in 2025. During her time as a Candidate Attorney, Ayesha gained experience in the ProBono & Human Rights, Employment Law, and Corporate & Commercial practice areas.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BA, LLB; University of the Witwatersrand
- Certificate: Company Law II – University of Witwatersrand
Languages
Languages
- English
About Ayesha
Ayesha joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2023 and was promoted to an Associate in 2025. During her time as a Candidate Attorney, Ayesha gained experience in the ProBono & Human Rights, Employment Law, and Corporate & Commercial practice areas.
Credentials
Education
- BA, LLB; University of the Witwatersrand
- Certificate: Company Law II – University of Witwatersrand
Languages
- English
Experience
Ayesha has experience advising and assisting local and multinational clients on mergers and acquisitions, due diligence investigations, corporate reorganizations and restructures, and corporate governance. She also has experience advising and assisting borrowers and lenders across various industries, in debt finance and preference share funding transactions.
shareholders' agreements, subscription agreements, sale agreements, and resolutions. She is experienced in supporting deal closures, conducting legal due diligence investigations, and handling company secretarial matters, such as forming private companies and managing corporate governance processes.
News
Contempt, targets and the dispute over Employment Equity: Solidarity v Minister of Employment and Labour
On 28 June 2023 Solidarity and the erstwhile Minister of Employment and Labour concluded a settlement agreement, mediated by the CCMA, as part of a complaint lodged with the International Labour...
High Court dismisses urgent application challenging Employment Equity targets
On 28 August 2025, the Gauteng High Court dismissed an urgent application by the National Employers’ Association of South Africa (NEASA) and Sakeliga seeking to interdict and suspend...
The limits of protected disclosure and section 188A(11) of the LRA
In Letakgomo v Johnson Matthey (Pty) Ltd (J683/23) ZALCJHB 240 (31 May 2025), Mr Thabo Letakgomo (the applicant), was employed as a plant manager/managing director at Johnson Matthey...
Reinstatement, Back Pay, and Employer Obligations
Mr Mavundla was dismissed by Gotcha Security Services on 6 March 2019. The CCMA reinstated him with effect from 1 August 2019, ordering payment of R52,200 for the period from dismissal...
ESG and corporate compliance: Adapting to disclosure and sustainability requirements
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) refers to a set of criteria used to evaluate a company’s performance beyond financial metrics, focusing on its impact on the environment,...
