Imraan Mahomed

Director

Imraan Mahomed is a Director in our Employment Law practice. Imraan joined the practice in late 2020 having led a lateral team move of employment lawyers to CDH.

With over 20 years' experience, Imraan advises on all aspects of employment law ranging from transactions, litigation, regulatory to compliance matters impacting employment and workplace investigations both in South Africa and across other parts of the continent. His input is also sought regularly by the media on current labour law issues. He has acted as a Judge of the Labour Court on various occasions over a number of years.

Imraan has vast experience in dealing with issues affecting employers in contentious and non-contentious matters and provides strategies at collective and individual level. He has also been involved in matters related to immigration litigation in South Africa which impacts employers and senior executives as well as advising senior executives on aspects related to their own employment, directorships, and shareholding. Imraan has also been the lead attorney in various precedent setting employment related cases.

Imraan Mahomed

About Imraan

About Imraan

Imraan Mohamed joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2020 having led a team of employment lawyers after the restructure of the Johannesburg office of Hogan Lovells.He has practiced in the field of employment law representing business for over 20 years. Imraan commenced articles at Deneys Reitz (now Norton Rose Fulbright) in 2001 and became a Director in its employment department and practiced with the legacy firm. He left in 2007 to join Routledge Modise to expand its employment law offering where the firm at some point rebranded as Hogan Lovells in South Africa, and eventually thereafter to Lawtons Africa. Imraan has also advised clients in various jurisdictions across Africa on employment and business crime related matters.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BCom LLB (cum laude), Nelson Mandela University
  • LLM (Labour Law), University of Johannesburg
  • Cer Adv Admin Law, University of Witwatersrand
  • Cert Pension Fund Law II, University of Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2003
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW). Gauteng Chapter Committee member and member of the SASLAW national committee.

Languages

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

About Imraan

Imraan Mohamed joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2020 having led a team of employment lawyers after the restructure of the Johannesburg office of Hogan Lovells.He has practiced in the field of employment law representing business for over 20 years. Imraan commenced articles at Deneys Reitz (now Norton Rose Fulbright) in 2001 and became a Director in its employment department and practiced with the legacy firm. He left in 2007 to join Routledge Modise to expand its employment law offering where the firm at some point rebranded as Hogan Lovells in South Africa, and eventually thereafter to Lawtons Africa. Imraan has also advised clients in various jurisdictions across Africa on employment and business crime related matters.

Credentials

Education

  • BCom LLB (cum laude), Nelson Mandela University
  • LLM (Labour Law), University of Johannesburg
  • Cer Adv Admin Law, University of Witwatersrand
  • Cert Pension Fund Law II, University of Witwatersrand
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2003
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • The South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW). Gauteng Chapter Committee member and member of the SASLAW national committee.

Languages

  • English
  • Afrikaans

News

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2021–2024 ranked Imraan Mahomed in Band 2 for employment and in Band 3 from 2014–2020.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2020–2024 recommended him for employment.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global 2021–2024 ranked Imraan Mahomed in Band 2 for employment and in Band 3 from 2014–2020.
  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2020–2024 recommended him for employment.