Loyiso Bavuma

Loyiso is a Senior Associate focusing on High Court litigation and private arbitration. He has extensive experience in resolving general commercial and contractual issues, dealing with agreements involving specialised subject matter across the corporate spectrum. Loyiso has also been involved in administrative law issues, including tender reviews as well as complex shareholder agreements, and claims of fraud against directors and suppliers. He acts for prominent listed and multinational companies across various sectors such as consumer goods, retail, logistics, information technology, financial services, and banking. 

Loyiso was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2021 and initially joined CDH in 2022. Loyiso then briefly left CDH and returned in 2023. 

Loyiso was promoted to Senior Associate in April 2025.

• Acted for the plaintiff against a major telecommunications provider in a R60 billion+ arbitration dealing with damages for breach of contract in the gaming sector.
• Acted for the plaintiff against a state owned company in a claim for breach of a software agreement valued at R300 million.
• Acted for the applicant regarding the variation of a preservation order obtained by the NPA over property valued in excess of R100 million.
• Disputes relating to company and shareholders’ resolutions and loan agreements.
• Assisted with bringing accountable institutions into compliance with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act by drafting and implementing the Risk Management and Compliance Programme, and also acting for accountable institutions in opposing administrative fines/penalties imposed by the regulatory authorities in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act.