Usha Dayanand-Jugroop

09/12/2010

Usha was called to the Bar in 2010.  Her areas of practice include administrative law, general commercial law, construction law, and an interest in intellectual property law and competition law. Usha has appeared in the High Court, Labour and Labour Appeal Courts, the Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court. Usha is a Conflict Dynamics accredited mediator. 

Prior to embarking on a legal career, Usha worked as a broadcast journalist in radio and television news and current affairs for almost 10 years. 

In 2008, she clerked for Justice Kate O’ Regan at the Constitutional Court. 

Usha holds a BA (Journ) degree from Rhodes University and an LL.B from Unisa. She has completed courses on copyright, trademarks and international trademarks with SAIIPL. 

Reported and reportable Judgments: 

South Africa Congo Oil Company (Pty) Ltd v Identiguard International (Pty) Ltd 2012 (5) SA 125 (SCA) 

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Various Occupiers, Eden Park Extension 2014 (3) SA 23 (SCA)

M v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (6871/2013) [2014] ZAGPPHC 649 (22 August 2014) – Keightley AJ

City of Cape Town v Independent Municipal and Allied Workers Union and Others [2015] 12 BLLR 1197 (LC); (2016) 37 ILJ 147 (LC)

Masia Traditional Council and Others v Municipal Demarcation Board and Others (1256/2016) [2016] ZALMPPHC 1 (29 April 2016)

Laubscher N.O. v Duplan and Another 2017 (2) SA 264 (CC)

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality and Others v Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union and Others (2017) 38 ILJ 2695 (LAC)

Mkhondo and South African Human Rights Commission v Vicky Momberg (Equality Court) (12 June 2017)

Molefe v Eskom Holdings SOC Limited and Others (J1276/17) [2017] ZALCJHB 281 (4 July 2017)

Komape and Others v Minister of Basic Education (1416/2015) [2018] ZALMPPHC 18 (23 April 2018)

ABC Mining (Pty) Ltd v Commissioner for the South African Revenue Service [2021] ZATC 12 

City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality v Takubiza Trading & Projects CC and Others 2023 (1) SA 44 (SCA)

Centre for Child Law v T S and Others 2023 (6) SA 1 (CC)