Serisha Hariram
Serisha Hariram is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice. Serisha specialises in class action and high court litigation having successfully resolved disputes involving personal injury, personal liability, product liability as well as general commercial and contractual issues. Serisha also has experience in the registration and administration of trusts.
About Serisha
About Serisha
Serisha was admitted as an attorney in September 2019, as a notary in August 2021 and joined CDH as a Senior Associate in September 2023.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LL.B (University of the Free State) – 2016
- Practical Legal Training (L.E.A.D) - 2017
- Admission as an Attorney (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) - 2019
- Admission as a Notary (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) – 2021
Languages
Languages
- English
About Serisha
Serisha was admitted as an attorney in September 2019, as a notary in August 2021 and joined CDH as a Senior Associate in September 2023.
Credentials
Education
- LL.B (University of the Free State) – 2016
- Practical Legal Training (L.E.A.D) - 2017
- Admission as an Attorney (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) - 2019
- Admission as a Notary (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) – 2021
Languages
- English
Experience
Serisha gained experience in class action and high court litigation having worked on four prominent class action lawsuits launched in South Africa including the class action lawsuit launched against Tiger Brands following the listeria outbreak in 2017, the class action lawsuit against the Steinhoff Group following one of the biggest corporate fraud scandals in South Africa, the class action lawsuit against Volkswagen following the company’s global emissions scandal of 2014 as well as the recent class action lawsuit instituted against Johnson & Johnson and Coloplast over alleged defective pelvic mesh devices.
News
Considering applications for special leave to appeal
Section 17(3) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013, read with section 16(1)(b), allows for persons dissatisfied with a decision of a full bench, to appeal the decision to the Supreme...
When does the proverbial clock begin to tick under section 7(1) of PAJA?
A ruling was made by the Constitutional Court at the end of last year in Sasol Chevron Holdings Limited v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Services ZACC30, confirming that...
Transacting at arm’s length
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), in the recent case of Allied Steelrode (Pty) Ltd v Dreyer and Another ZASCA 181, set aside an order of the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg,...
The answer lies in the rules of interpretation
In the recent case of Zoviflo (Pty) Ltd v Prokas and Others (010253/2023) ZAGPJHC 918 (15 August 2023), the essential issue for determination by the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg,...
