Buhle Duma

Buhle completed her LLB at the University of Fort Hare in 2018. She thereafter worked as in-house legal at a multinational mid and downstream oil company. She joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a candidate attorney in 2023 and completed her rotations in the Employment Department and the Dispute Resolution Department. She was retained as an Associate Designate in the Dispute Resolution Department in 2025.

• Arbitration and Court proceedings – assisting in advising state-owned companies and multi-coperate companies in dispute resolutions, arbitration proceedings and litigation processes.

• Legal publications on various arbitration proceedings in the domestic and international sector.

• Representing multi-national oil companies in various matters that affect the sale and distribution of petroleum products in South Africa.

• Legal opinions on policy, regulatory and oil and gas licensing matters.

• Assisted in litigation proceedings related to Pensions and employee benefits.

• Assisted clients with disciplinary hearings and CCMA related matters.

• Experience in administrative law and business rescue proceedings.