Zaheera Hoosen

Date of Call: 01/12/2015

I am an admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and an accredited Mediator.

I graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 2007, where I obtained my LLB degree. Prior to joining the JSA for pupillage, I practiced as an attorney for 7 years in the fields of corporate and commercial law.

During 2015, I completed my pupillage in the fields of intellectual property and competition law, under the mentorship of Adv. Gavin Marriott at Group One Advocates.

My private law practice is in the following fields: commercial litigation and arbitrations, insolvency, business rescue, access to information, construction, environmental law, telecommunications, media and entertainment law (particularly defamation and privacy), sports law; trusts and international law. My public law practice is in the fields
of administrative law and constitutional litigation.

I have appeared in the Constitutional Court; various High Courts; Labour Court; and at arbitrations, tribunals, and mediations. I have acted for many large, national, and global corporations in significant disputes.

In 2019, I became an accredited and certified Mediator with Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (“AFSA”). I have appeared in various commercial; patent and trademark infringement; construction and sports law mediations.

My experience in litigation and dispute resolution includes:
• Trials;
• Motions;
• Reviews;
• Appeals;
• Urgent and semi- urgent matters;
• Commercial and construction arbitrations;
• Mediations;
• Regulatory body hearings;
• Sporting tribunals;
• Disciplinary hearings;
• Settlement negotiations;
• Drafting; and
• Opinions and legal advice.

In 2024, I was appointed by the Minister of Finance to the Panel of Tax Board Chairpersons for the period of 2024 until 2029.

During 2025, I obtained a Certificate Course in Advanced Labour Law at the University of Pretoria.

I served as a member of Group One’s Pupillage Committee. I also serve in various sub-committees of the JSA. Since 2022, I serve as a member of the General Council of the Bar of South Africa’s Rules Committee which provides comments to the Rules Board for Courts of Law on proposed amendments to various rules of court.