Nelly Ndlovu

10/12/2020

Nelly was called to the Bar in 2020. She is educated at Westville Girls’ High School (Durban, KZN) and the University of Cape Town (UCT). She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a LLB degree from UCT.

Prior to joining the Bar, Nelly completed her articles of clerkship at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENSafrica) in Sandton, Johannesburg. She was retained as an associate (admitted attorney) in the employment law department.

During her time as an attorney, Nelly practiced in both individual and collective labour law, representing parties in the CCMA, Labour Courts, High Courts and Supreme Court of Appeal. Further, she has chaired disciplinary hearings and acted as employer representative therein, advised on restraints of trade, unfair dismissals, large and small scale retrenchments and review applications. She has acted for both local and multinational clients as well as individual and corporate clients in a number of industries, including the finance, mining, media, communications, IT and construction industries.

Nelly also gained experience in corporate commercial law (including specialist areas such as insurance law), competition law, technology media and telecommunications (TMT) law as well as general dispute resolution.

Nelly’s expertise and areas of interest include:

• Commercial / Company / Contract law;
• Labour / Employment law;
• Insurance law;
• Construction law;
• ADR; and
• Administrative law.

Some of Nelly’s notable recent judgments include:

• Urgent applications and Administrative law: –
• PUTCO (Pty) Limited v MEC for Roads and Transport, Gauteng and Another; Trustees for the Time Being of the Bus Industry Restructuring Fund and Another v Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and Others (2021/49674; 2021/51091) [2021] ZAGPJHC 780 (7 December 2021);
• PUTCO (Pty) Limited v MEC for Roads and Transport, Gauteng and Others; Trustees for the Time Being of the Bus Industry Restructuring Fund and Another v Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and Others (49674/2021; 51091/2021) [2022] ZAGPJHC 211 (11 April 2022);
• VZ Contractors CC v King Cetshwayo District Municipality and Others (Case No: 5056/2021) (9 March 2023).
• Financial Services Tribunal: – Martin Lourens V Discovery Life Limited (FSP 34/2021) (18 May 2022).

• Insurance law:–

o   Eriksson v Hollard Insurance Company Limited and Others (2021/45339) [2023] ZAGPJHC 39 (24 January 2023);

o   The Hollard Insurance Company Ltd and Others vs Insure Group Management Ltd (in liquidation) and Others (case No: 2021/43014) [2023] ZAGPJHC371 (25 April 2023).

• General litigation: – Neutron Energy Africa (Pty) Ltd v Hengyi Electrical Co. Ltd (58561/1021) [2023] ZAGPJHC 306 (20 March 2023)