Nomlayo Mabhena-Mlilo

Director

Nomlayo Mabhena-Mlilo is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. She focuses on commercial litigation with specific attention to property and property finance-related litigation for major financial institutions. She further focuses on project finance litigation for State-Owned Enterprises, and has experience in petroleum franchising litigation. Her practice extends to administrative law, business rescue, and insolvency law. Highlight work for Nomlayo includes obtaining interdicts; assisting with private enquiries into the trade, dealings, affairs, or property of insolvent companies unable to pay their debts to development corporations, and reviewing proceedings in respect of irregular termination of tenders awarded to various entities by public bodies for the supply of personal protective equipment to the state.

Nomlayo Mabhena-Mlilo

About Nomlayo

About Nomlayo

Nomlayo joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2017 and has gained experience in the Dispute Resolution, Employment as well as the Real Estate and Conveyancing practices. Nomlayo was appointed as an Associate in 2019 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2022. Nomlayo was appointed Director in 2024.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • LLB, University of Pretoria
  • Admitted as an attorney: 2019
  • Admitted as a conveyancer: 2019

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Nomlayo

Nomlayo joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2017 and has gained experience in the Dispute Resolution, Employment as well as the Real Estate and Conveyancing practices. Nomlayo was appointed as an Associate in 2019 and promoted to Senior Associate in 2022. Nomlayo was appointed Director in 2024.

Credentials

Education

  • LLB, University of Pretoria
  • Admitted as an attorney: 2019
  • Admitted as a conveyancer: 2019

Languages

  • English

News

The (dis)connect between section 34 of the Insolvency Act and business rescue proceedings
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

The (dis)connect between section 34 of the Insolvency Act and business rescue proceedings

Section 34 of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 (Insolvency Act) stipulates that if a trader, as defined in section 2 of the Act, transfers a business, its goodwill, or any goods or property...

“Chairperson, what I know, I don’t remember” – Providing incriminating evidence in a section 417 and  418 enquiry
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

“Chairperson, what I know, I don’t remember” – Providing incriminating evidence in a section 417 and 418 enquiry

Commissions of enquiry have become commonplace in the South African legal landscape. In the context of insolvency proceedings, the purpose of such an enquiry is to investigate a specific...

A lawyer’s greatest lesson - the ripple effect of kindness
Dispute Resolution

A lawyer’s greatest lesson - the ripple effect of kindness

Nomlayo Mabena-Mlilo, Director in the Dispute Resolution practice was featured in FANews where she discussed A lawyer’s greatest lesson - the ripple effect of kindness.

'New Dawn' for Public Procurement in South Africa: The Public Procurement Act becomes law
Dispute Resolution

'New Dawn' for Public Procurement in South Africa: The Public Procurement Act becomes law

Following its adoption by the National Assembly on 16 May 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa on 23 July 2023, assented to signed into law the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024. The Public Procurement...

A prudent question is one half of wisdom: The consequences of business email compromise on individuals | Part 2
Dispute Resolution

A prudent question is one half of wisdom: The consequences of business email compromise on individuals | Part 2

Modern day technology has afforded people the luxury of convenience. However, with this increased convenience has come an upsurge in cybercrime attacks against law firms, banks, individuals...