Imraan Abdullah
Imraan Abdullah is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. Imraan is a skilled practitioner specialising in Public Law. Imraan also has experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, and in dealing with matters in the Oil and Gas sector, with a particular focus on downstream operations in South Africa.
About Imraan
About Imraan
After completing his articles, Imraan spent spent two years in civil society at the South African History Archive and simultaneously completed an LLM degree in Constitutional and Human Rights Law.
At the end of his stint at the South African History Archive, Imraan was fortunate to have been offered a judicial clerkship with Justice Johan Froneman at the Constitutional Court, where he served Justice Froneman for a year.
In 2019, Imraan joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice, was appointed as a Senior Associate in 2021, and became a Director in 2024.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
- BA (Law and International Relations), University of Witwatersrand
- LLB, University of Witwatersrand
- LLM, (Constitutional and Human Rights Law), University of Johannesburg
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2016
Languages
Languages
- English
About Imraan
After completing his articles, Imraan spent spent two years in civil society at the South African History Archive and simultaneously completed an LLM degree in Constitutional and Human Rights Law.
At the end of his stint at the South African History Archive, Imraan was fortunate to have been offered a judicial clerkship with Justice Johan Froneman at the Constitutional Court, where he served Justice Froneman for a year.
In 2019, Imraan joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice, was appointed as a Senior Associate in 2021, and became a Director in 2024.
Credentials
Education
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
- BA (Law and International Relations), University of Witwatersrand
- LLB, University of Witwatersrand
- LLM, (Constitutional and Human Rights Law), University of Johannesburg
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2016
Languages
- English
Experience
Public Finance
Advising in relation to the PFMA, the MFMA and the associated regulatory frameworks.
Public Procurement (Private clients)
Advising private entities on interactions and relations with government departments and public entities in respect of tender submissions, judicial reviews and contractual matters, amongst several other matters.
Public Procurement (State clients)
Advising public entities in relation to the PFMA, the PPPFA, the associated regulatory framework on SCM policies, preferential procurement, tender preparation, judicial reviews, parliamentary submissions, amongst several other matters.
Regulatory
Advising client's on a wide variety of regulatory matters such as those arising in broader transport sector.
Commecial litigation
Civil litigation and Arbitration in respect of contractual disputes.
Oil and Gas (and petrochemical)
Advising in relation to the Petroleum Products Act (including on section 12A appeals and section 12B arbitrations) and the associated regulatory frameworks in respect of downstream activities.
News
The soon to be ‘new’ preferential procurement framework
In addition to regulating public procurement generally, the long title to the Procurement Bill states that the Bill is meant to prescribe a framework within which preferential procurement...
Another judgment on prescription?
Whether it relates to the meaning of a debt or the running of prescription, it seems that every year, the courts are obliged to publish judgments dealing with one ortheother.
The implications of the Constitutional Court’s decisions on defamation and the existence of the SLAPP suit defence
For any infrastructure development project, regardless of the sector, the environmental and social impact assessment thereof is fundamental for the approval of the development by regulatory authorities,...
Drawing lines in the sand: The promulgation of new Preferential Procurement Regulations and what it means for organs of state and the public
On 4 November 2022, the Minister of Finance promulgated the Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2022 (2022 Regulations) in terms of the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework...
Shifting sands: A recent shakeup to the preferential procurement regime in South Africa
Procurement by organs of state is comprehensively regulated; section 217(1) of the Constitution provides that when procuring entities contract for goods or services they must comply...
Recent judgment declaring level 3 and 4 lockdown regulations invalid and unconstitutional
Dispute Resolution Associate Imraan Abdullah recently joined The Honest Truth with Benito Vergotine to discuss the recent judgment declaring level 3 and 4 lockdown regulations invalid...
Liquor and tobacco ban during level 4
Imraan Abdullah, Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice joined Benito Vergotine on Smile FM to discuss the liquor and tobacco ban during level 4 of the national lockdown.
Expertise
Dispute Resolution
Our lawyers work together with clients to find business-oriented dispute resolution solutions.
Public Law
We have experience across key areas of public law and understand the relevant legal and policy frameworks.
Regulatory
CDH offers expert advice on transactions across many different jurisdictions.