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Dipuo Titipana

Associate

Dipuo Titipana is an Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice. Dipuo has in-depth experience, expertise and a strong background in all aspects of commercial and general litigation, including but limited to: banking, insolvency, business rescue, Companies Act and property related disputes. Additionally, he has acted and led matters on behalf of well-established corporate entities in both the lower and high courts, including a leading international private and investment bank. 

+27 (0)11 562 1732
dipuo.titipana@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg
Dipuo Titipana

About Dipuo

Areas of expertise

Dispute Resolution

Experience

  • Advised and acted on behalf some of the major banks in South Africa, including ABSA Bank Limited, The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited in a number of commercial disputes (i.e. commercial recoveries, liquidation, business rescue and foreclosure proceedings).

  • Advised and was part of the team that acted on behalf of MFC, a division of Nedbank Limited in the reported judgment Prince v MFC, a division of Nedbank Limited and Another (4170/2022) [2022] ZAWCHC 90 (5 May 2022).

  • Advised AgriLime Proprietary Limited in its acquisition by AfriMat Limited.

  • Advised Damen Shipyards in respect of its dispute with Armscor.

  • Advised Massam Holdings Proprietary Limited in their M&A transactions.

  • Advised Nouum Engineering Proprietary Limited in its shareholders dispute.

  • Advised Tinswalo Holdings Limited in a matter involving the rezoning of agricultural land.

  • Advised Investec Bank Limited in a number of commercial and private recoveries, liquidation, business rescue, security realisation and general litigation matters.

Credentials

Education

  • LLB - University of South Africa
  • LLM - University of Cape Town (completion pending – December 2024)
  • Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa – August 2023

Memberships

  • Black Lawyers Association

LANGUAGES

  • Afrikaans
  • English
  • isiXhosa
  • isiZulu

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Not every consumer is protected but if you are in the business of rental, be aware

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Party autonomy does not usurp the power of our courts

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Ignore me at your peril: Protecting vulnerable groups in eviction matters

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Whose commission is it anyway?
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Is non-verbal communication in the public interest and deserving of protection under the right to freedom of expression?
Dispute Resolution

Is non-verbal communication in the public interest and deserving of protection under the right to freedom of expression?

Interdicting a media house from publishing something is a difficult court order to obtain. Our courts have held that attempts to restrain media houses from publishing must be done...
Insolvents worldwide beware
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

Insolvents worldwide beware

In the matter of Raoul Gregor Wagner N.O v Johan Christian Gijsbers N.O and Three Others (20876/19) ZAWCHC 82 (5 June 2024), Mr Wagner (the applicant), in his capacity as the official...
The ball is in our courts: How section 20(9) of the Companies Act empowers courts to unmask corporate identity
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The ball is in our courts: How section 20(9) of the Companies Act empowers courts to unmask corporate identity

One of the cornerstones of South Africa’s corporate law is the separate legal existence of companies, which provides, generally, protection to its directors and shareholders against...
Triggering the court’s remedial powers in terms of section 163 of the Companies Act
Dispute Resolution

Triggering the court’s remedial powers in terms of section 163 of the Companies Act

The Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Act) provides various statutory measures by which minority shareholders’ and directors’ rights and interests are safeguarded, with one of these measures...
The extent of business rescue practitioners’ powers to suspend a company’s contractual obligations

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Chapter 6 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (Companies Act) confers various powers on business rescue practitioners (BRPs) once they have assumed their responsibilities to restructure...

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Ignore me at your peril: Protecting vulnerable groups in eviction matters
Dispute Resolution

Ignore me at your peril: Protecting vulnerable groups in eviction matters

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