Paige Winfield

Senior Associate

Paige Winfield is an Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice with a focus on general commercial litigation. Paige assists clients to resolve disputes in the High Court, Magistrates Court and through private mediation and arbitration proceedings.

+27 (0)11 562 1763

paige.winfield@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg

Paige Winfield

About Paige

Paige joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2020. She was retained as an Associate in the Dispute Resolution practice and admitted as an attorney in 2022.

Paige was promoted to Senior Associate in April 2025.

Areas of expertise

Dispute Resolution Consumer Goods, Services & Retail

Insurance Law

Corporate & White Collar Investigations

Technology & Communications

Experience

Assisting in general commercial litigation matters in the High Court, Magistrates Court and through private mediation and arbitration proceedings.
Drafting pleadings and notices.
Insurance related opinions and disputes.
Assisting our Pro Bono and Human Rights Department with litigious matters, with a particular focus on the prosecutions and inquests stemming from the TRC.

Credentials

Education

BCom Law (majors: Accounting and Taxation), University of Pretoria
LLB, University of Pretoria

LANGUAGES

English

News

Out for the count – National Consumer Tribunal knocks out claim against “Rhodes”

Dispute Resolution

Out for the count – National Consumer Tribunal knocks out claim against “Rhodes”

A recent National Consumer Tribunal (Tribunal) ruling is a reminder that although our courts do not place over reliance on rigid technicalities, there are certain procedural defects...

Hallucination Complications

Dispute Resolution

Hallucination Complications

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly embedded in legal practice, South African legal practitioners (and potentially their insurers) face a new risk, challenging...

A discussion on TRC Matters and the long road to accountability

Pro Bono & Human Rights

A discussion on TRC Matters and the long road to accountability

In this episode of our Justice and Public Interest on the Mic podcast series, Paige Winfield is joined by Alysa Bunting, to discuss CDH’s involvement in ongoing inquests into apartheid-era...

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything

Dispute Resolution

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything

As Wyatt Earp said: “ Fast is fine, but accuracy is final. You must learn to be slow in a hurry .” It is important for litigants to consider and make use of the relevant available...

Can you unscramble the egg? The retrospective effect of forfeiture clauses for partly fraudulent insurance claims

Dispute Resolution

Can you unscramble the egg? The retrospective effect of forfeiture clauses for partly fraudulent insurance claims

Insurers are the ‘masters of their own policies’ and, accordingly, they are free to devise their own policies unilaterally. The insured often has no say in the process and derived...

Crypto fraud: Judge grants service, through NFTs, on unknown defendants

Dispute Resolution

Crypto fraud: Judge grants service, through NFTs, on unknown defendants

Cryptocurrency is yet another revolutionary invention in the online world. However, with innovation comes uncertainties, particularly in the legal field. This innovation requires us,...

Good riddance to ‘gag orders’? South African courts move away from prior restraint orders

Dispute Resolution

Good riddance to ‘gag orders’? South African courts move away from prior restraint orders

Freedom of expression in South Africa is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. This includes, inter alia , freedom of speech, access to information, and, importantly, media freedom. The...

Law and disorder: Sense check on litigation

Dispute Resolution

Law and disorder: Sense check on litigation

Voltaire famously said that “ Common sense is not so common ” and there are some court stories that support that. Like the infamous McDonald’s coffee matter in 1994 where Stella Liebeck,...

”Should I stay or should I go now?”– Enforceability of arbitration clauses / agreements in liquidation scenarios

Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

”Should I stay or should I go now?”– Enforceability of arbitration clauses / agreements in liquidation scenarios

The Supreme Court of Canada recently examined the clash between arbitration and insolvency law when Ernst & Young (EY), in its capacity as the appointed receiver and manager over a...

How to spot a scam: A discussion on emerging global risk trends

Corporate & White Collar Investigations

How to spot a scam: A discussion on emerging global risk trends

Another day, and yet another dollar you might lose to a new cryptocurrency or foreign exchange con that is gaining global popularity. The “ Sha Zhu Pan ” (meaning “ Butchering the...

Dedicated magistrates keep the wheels of justice turning

Dispute Resolution

Dedicated magistrates keep the wheels of justice turning

“ Easily 80% by volume of civil disputes and criminal prosecutions are heard in the magistrates’ courts. They are grassroots courts. They are very busy courts without which the judicial...

Quick and dirty investigations: Ticking both boxes

Dispute Resolution

Quick and dirty investigations: Ticking both boxes

The 1981 wedding of His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer was a global event which is on the list of the most watched television broadcasts of all...

Whose expert are you?

Dispute Resolution

Whose expert are you?

“He was rigidly truthful, where the issue concerned only himself. Where it was a case of saving a friend, he was prepared to act in a manner reminiscent of an American expert witness.”...

Draw me a picture: Legal design thinking and the law

Dispute Resolution

Draw me a picture: Legal design thinking and the law

The law is often criticised for being turgid and inaccessible to the ordinary person. Those creating and engaging with the law have been regarded as scholars, wordsmiths and orators,...

All articles by Paige

Out for the count – National Consumer Tribunal knocks out claim against “Rhodes”

Dispute Resolution

Out for the count – National Consumer Tribunal knocks out claim against “Rhodes”

A recent National Consumer Tribunal (Tribunal) ruling is a reminder that although our courts do not place over reliance on rigid technicalities, there are certain procedural defects...

Hallucination Complications

Dispute Resolution

Hallucination Complications

As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly embedded in legal practice, South African legal practitioners (and potentially their insurers) face a new risk, challenging...

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything

Dispute Resolution

Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything

As Wyatt Earp said: “ Fast is fine, but accuracy is final. You must learn to be slow in a hurry .” It is important for litigants to consider and make use of the relevant available...

Can you unscramble the egg? The retrospective effect of forfeiture clauses for partly fraudulent insurance claims

Dispute Resolution

Can you unscramble the egg? The retrospective effect of forfeiture clauses for partly fraudulent insurance claims

Insurers are the ‘masters of their own policies’ and, accordingly, they are free to devise their own policies unilaterally. The insured often has no say in the process and derived...

Crypto fraud: Judge grants service, through NFTs, on unknown defendants

Dispute Resolution

Crypto fraud: Judge grants service, through NFTs, on unknown defendants

Cryptocurrency is yet another revolutionary invention in the online world. However, with innovation comes uncertainties, particularly in the legal field. This innovation requires us,...

Good riddance to ‘gag orders’? South African courts move away from prior restraint orders

Dispute Resolution

Good riddance to ‘gag orders’? South African courts move away from prior restraint orders

Freedom of expression in South Africa is guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. This includes, inter alia , freedom of speech, access to information, and, importantly, media freedom. The...

Law and disorder: Sense check on litigation

Dispute Resolution

Law and disorder: Sense check on litigation

Voltaire famously said that “ Common sense is not so common ” and there are some court stories that support that. Like the infamous McDonald’s coffee matter in 1994 where Stella Liebeck,...

”Should I stay or should I go now?”– Enforceability of arbitration clauses / agreements in liquidation scenarios

Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring

”Should I stay or should I go now?”– Enforceability of arbitration clauses / agreements in liquidation scenarios

The Supreme Court of Canada recently examined the clash between arbitration and insolvency law when Ernst & Young (EY), in its capacity as the appointed receiver and manager over a...

How to spot a scam: A discussion on emerging global risk trends

Corporate & White Collar Investigations

How to spot a scam: A discussion on emerging global risk trends

Another day, and yet another dollar you might lose to a new cryptocurrency or foreign exchange con that is gaining global popularity. The “ Sha Zhu Pan ” (meaning “ Butchering the...

Dedicated magistrates keep the wheels of justice turning

Dispute Resolution

Dedicated magistrates keep the wheels of justice turning

“ Easily 80% by volume of civil disputes and criminal prosecutions are heard in the magistrates’ courts. They are grassroots courts. They are very busy courts without which the judicial...

Quick and dirty investigations: Ticking both boxes

Dispute Resolution

Quick and dirty investigations: Ticking both boxes

The 1981 wedding of His Royal Highness Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer was a global event which is on the list of the most watched television broadcasts of all...

Whose expert are you?

Dispute Resolution

Whose expert are you?

“He was rigidly truthful, where the issue concerned only himself. Where it was a case of saving a friend, he was prepared to act in a manner reminiscent of an American expert witness.”...

Draw me a picture: Legal design thinking and the law

Dispute Resolution

Draw me a picture: Legal design thinking and the law

The law is often criticised for being turgid and inaccessible to the ordinary person. Those creating and engaging with the law have been regarded as scholars, wordsmiths and orators,...

All articles by Paige

A discussion on TRC Matters and the long road to accountability

Pro Bono & Human Rights

A discussion on TRC Matters and the long road to accountability

In this episode of our Justice and Public Interest on the Mic podcast series, Paige Winfield is joined by Alysa Bunting, to discuss CDH’s involvement in ongoing inquests into apartheid-era...

All podcasts by Paige

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