Attorney's Admission Examination

Supreme Court of South Africa 

Registered Attorney

Supreme Court of South Africa 

Baccalaureus Legum

Baccalaureus Iuris

Doctor Legum

Honorary Fellow

Society for Advanced Legal Studies 

Honorary Member

Order of the Coif 

Chair

Standing Sub-committee on Close Corporations Law 

 

1987 

2001

Old Mutual Chair (Business Law)

University of the Free State 

 

1987 

1997

Chair

Research Committee for Legal Science 

 

1991 

Chair

Board of Control of the School for Legal Practice, Free State 

 

1998 

Chair

Board of Control of the Centre of Financial Planning Law 

 

1998 

Director

Centre for Business Law 

University of the Free State 

1983 

Director

Co-ordinating Research Institute for Corporate Law 

 

1992 

2001

Director

Economic Development Company of the Free State 

 

1995 

1997

Director

Free State Development Corporation 

 

1995 

2007

Director

Centre for Comparative Company and Partnership Law 

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Schools of Advanced Study, University of London, London 

2000 

2007

Part-time Lecturer

University of the Free State 

 

1974

Attorney

 

 

1975

Senior Lecturer

University of the Free State 

 

1976

Associate Professor

University of the Free State 

 

1978

Professor

University of the Free State 

 

1980

Head of the Department (Roman Law, Legal History and Comparative Law)

University of the Free State 

 

1991

Distinguished Professor

University of the Free State 

 

1994

Dean of the Faculty of Law

University of the Free State 

 

1998

Regional Prosecutor

 

 

1971 

1972

Candidate Attorney/Magistrate

 

 

1973 

1974

State Attorney

 

 

1975 

1975

Commissioner

Small Claims Court 

 

1986 

1992

Head of the Department (Mercantile Law)

University of the Free State 

 

1988 

1998

Senior Technical Adviser

United Nations Development Programme in China 

 

1999 

2000

Orange Free State Bar Council Award (Best Final Year LL.B. Student)

University of Orange Free State 

 

1974

Orange Free State Law Society Prize

University of Orange Free State 

 

1974

Moritz Bobbert Medal (Academic Achievement Final Year LL.B.)

 

 

1974

Chief Justice Trophy (Best LL.B. dissertation)

University of Orange Free State 

 

1974

Gencor Meritorious Award

 

 

1989

Moritz Bobbert Publication Prize

Journal for Juridical Science 

 

1991

Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust: University Travelling Fellowship

 

 

1992

Distinguished Professor

University of Orange Free State 

 

1995

Moritz Bobbert Publication Prize

Journal for Juridical Science 

 

2002

Kovsie Alumni National Management Award

University of Orange Free State 

 

2005

Research and Advisory Committee of the South African Company Law Review of the DTI

Member 

2004 

International Panel of Experts, International Integrity Services, Beachcroft Wansbroughs, London

Member 

2005 

AHI and the BUSA Task Group on Corporate Law Reform

Member 

2006 

AHI and NEDLAC Task Team on Insolvency and Business Rescue Reform

Member 

2006 

Law Society of the Free State

Member 

 

Center for International Legal Studies

Fellow 

 

International Association of Insolvency Practitioners

Member 

 

Society of University Law Teachers

Member 

 

Association for Tertiary Research

Member 

 

International Bar Association

Member 

 

Society of Public Teachers of Law (United Kingdom)

Member 

 

Society of Legal Historians of South Africa

Member 

 

Institute of Directors

Member 

 

Executive Committee of Senate/Executive Council

Member 

1998 

Economic Crime Combating and Research Institute of Southern Africa

Founding Member 

1994 

Advisory Committee on Banking Regulation of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London

Member 

1996 

Company and Close Corporations Committee of the Law Society of the Free State

Member 

1994 

World Jurist Association

Member 

 

Selection Committee of the Toon van der Heever Award for Legal Science of the South African Academy for Arts and Science

Member 

1996 

NEDLAC Task Team on Corporate Law Reform

Member 

2006 

Tax Committee of the Law Society of the Free State

Member 

1994 

1996

Board of Control of the Small Business Regulatory Review of South Africa

Member 

1998 

2001

Standing Advisory Committee on Company Law and its Executive Committee

Member 

1987 

2001

Executive of the Executive Council

Member 

2001 

2003

Evaluation Panel for Legal Science - National Research Foundation (NRF)

Member 

2002 

2004

Council of the University of the Free State

Member 

2003 

2004