Ruan Jacobs
Associate
Ruan Jacobs is an Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice. He specialises in general banking and corporate finance transactions.
ruan.jacobs@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg

About Ruan
About Ruan
Ruan joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2022 and was promoted to an Associate in 2024.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BCom, LLB; North-West University
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2024
Languages
Languages
- English
About Ruan
Ruan joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2022 and was promoted to an Associate in 2024.
Credentials
Education
- BCom, LLB; North-West University
- Year of admission as an attorney: 2024
Languages
- English
News

Corporate &
Commercial Law
Subordination agreements: When you’re not assisting, but you’re definitely involved
On 27 December 2024, certain sections of the Companies Amendment Act 16 of 2024 came into effect, which included an amendment to section 45 (“financial assistance”) of the Companies...

Signs of a suretyship or grounds for a guarantee?
Given the recent move towards the electronic signature of agreements and other legal documents, there has been some debate around the signing requirements for a guarantee; specifically,...