Tiffany Jegels

Tiffany Jegels

Director

Tiffany Jegels is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. She has experience in commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings, administrative and procurement law, access to information, review applications including general litigation proceedings. Focus areas are mainly commercial litigation, mining and administrative law from both a regulatory and compliance perspective.

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Career

Tiffany joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2013 and has gained experience in Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, and Real Estate Law. Tiffany was promoted to an Associate in 2015 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2018. Tiffany was appointed Director in 2022.

  • Advised both public and private companies on compliance with the Public Finance Management Act No 1 of 1999 in respect of the entering into lease agreements with state organs.
  • Experience in advising clients on National and Provincial Gambling Regulatory compliances.
  • Assisted with a number review applications on behalf of both corporates and parastatals.
  • Member of the legal team advising Eskom Holdings SOC Limited on its' long term coal supply agreements.
  • Advising various clients on the regulatory requirements for wholesale and retail licences for petroleum products in South Africa.
  • Successfully defended clients in disputes relating to its obligations in terms of its Social and Labour Plan in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act No. 28 of 2002.
  • Advising and assisting clients with various regulatory matters relating to mining rights.
  • Involved in due diligence investigations concerning the risks associated with various coal supply agreements.
  • Involved in all aspects of civil litigation in both the Magistrates and High Court including urgent applications.
  • Researching and preparing legal opinions on issues pertaining to, inter alia, corporate and commercial disputes, administrative law and public procurement.
  • Experience in arbitration processes in particular, the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa.
  • Advising clients with regard to the instituting or defending of legal proceedings.

Education

  • LLB, University of Pretoria (UP)

Memberships

  • Consultant of the FOCAC-Legal Forum
  • Consultant of the China-Africa Legal Training Base
  • Consultant of the China Research Center for Legal Diplomacy
  • Member of the China-Africa Legal Research Center