Zaheera Hoosen

01/12/2015

Zaheera obtained an LLB degree in 2007 from University of the Witwatersrand.

Prior to joining the bar, Zaheera qualified as an attorney and practiced in all fields of corporate and commercial law.  Having completed her articles at a law firm in Sandton, she then spent 5 years practising as an attorney, in the position of a senior associate.

Zaheera completed her pupillage in the fields of intellectual property and competition law, at the Johannesburg Bar, Group One, where she has since been practicing.

Zaheera conducts a diverse commercial litigation practice, which includes the fields of contract, company law, trusts, insolvency, corporate law, access to information and restraints of trade. She has experience in the fields of sports law, construction and mining law, water law, media and entertainment law (particularly defamation, privacy and copyright issues), administrative law and constitutional litigation, tax and property law.

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

During 2019, she became an accredited mediator, and conducts mediations as mediator and advises parties in mediations. She has appeared in commercial and sports law mediations.

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

She is currently pursuing a Certificate Course in Advanced Labour Law.