Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Meet the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team


Deneys Reitz has the largest national Litigation and Dispute Resolution department in South Africa, and is well-known for its strength this field. A long history of litigation practice during which the firm has represented, among others, major corporations, organised professions, parastatals, mining houses, banks and major insurers, has equipped it to serve the South African, and international, markets with confidence.

Specialist services, include those relating to:

  • Insurance disputes and related business (e.g. fire, accident, motor, marine, aviation, personal injury, product liability, professional indemnity, reinsurance and long-term insurance claims)

  • Corporate & Commercial litigation and dispute resolution

  • Unlawful competition and restraint of trade

  • Commercial frauds (including urgent interdicts and attachment and disclosure orders)

  • Admiralty and shipping disputes

  • Aviation claims

  • Mining disputes

  • Personal injury claims

  • Environmental claims and disputes

  • Building and construction disputes

  • Constitutional and Administrative law and human rights disputes

  • Occupational health and safety enquiries

  • Competition law including prohibited business practices before the Competition Commission, Competition Tribunal and Competition Appeal Court

  • Pension law disputes, including surplus legislation



We also offer alternative means of dispute resolution in the best interests of our clients.