Jonathan Sive
Jonathan Sive is an Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice.
About Jonathan
About Jonathan
Jonathan joined CDH in 2020 where he worked in the firm's Employment Law, Dispute Resolution, Competition and Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice areas. He was exposed to general and labour litigation, commercial transactions with a particular focus on technology and telecommunications, data law regulation and competition law.
He was retained in the firm's Dispute Resolution practice as an Associate in January 2022.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BA, University of the Witwatersrand
- BA (Hons in Psychology) with distinction, University of the Witwatersrand
- LLB, University of Cape Town
About Jonathan
Jonathan joined CDH in 2020 where he worked in the firm's Employment Law, Dispute Resolution, Competition and Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice areas. He was exposed to general and labour litigation, commercial transactions with a particular focus on technology and telecommunications, data law regulation and competition law.
He was retained in the firm's Dispute Resolution practice as an Associate in January 2022.
Credentials
Education
- BA, University of the Witwatersrand
- BA (Hons in Psychology) with distinction, University of the Witwatersrand
- LLB, University of Cape Town
Experience
Experience in a wide range of litigation
Jonathan has experience in a wide range of litigation across various divisions of the Superior Courts as well as alternative dispute resolution forums and specialised Courts. With a focus on commercial litigation, his exposure has extended to mining law, property law and public law as well as collective labour law and demarcation disputes. He has further been involved in providing advice on multi-jurisdictional merger assessments across African jurisdictions, assisting in prohibited practice investigations, advising on data protection and regulation, and providing Covid-19 related advice.
News
Side-stepping subpoenas
A long-standing favourite of court-room dramas, the service and use of subpoenas plays a central role in the functioning of our legal system.
A 30-year-old brawl in the kingdom in the sky
A land of mountains aptly referred to as a “ kingdom in the sky ”, Lesotho is the only country in the world which has all its land lying at altitudes in excess of 1,500m above sea-level;...
Limitation to objections to produce documentation in terms of Rule 35(12)
Rule 35(12) is somewhat different to the remaining discovery provisions of Rule 35 of the Uniform Rules of Court. This is as a result of Rule 35(12)’s wording not specifying whether...
Ignore mediation at your own peril: Rule 41A reconsidered
The period for comment on the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) Discussion Paper 154 – Project 141: Medico-legal Claims (published in October 2021) expired on 31 January...
Developments in Nigeria's merger regime under new competition regulations, operationality of authorities
Merger regulation in Nigeria has undergone recent and significant reform. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (the Act) was signed into law in January 2019, and aims...
