Law Clinic the best in Africa

SU Law Clinic recognised as a leading African law firm

The Stellenbosch University (SU) Law Clinic has been shortlisted as a finalist in the category ‘Specialist Law Firm of the Year’ in the prestigious 2018 African Legal Awards. It becomes the first university law clinic to be shortlisted for this prestigious award.

The Law Clinic will compete for the award with other top law firms including Allen & Overy, Webber Wentzel, DLA Piper, Bowmans and Spoor & Fisher. Spoor & Fischer won the award in 2017.

The African Legal Awards recognises exceptional achievements, excellence and innovation in the legal profession in Africa.

An awards ceremony is to be hosted by Legal Week  ̶  the organisers of The British Legal Awards  ̶  and the Corporate Counsel Association of South Africa (CCASA). The awards ceremony will bring together legal communities across Africa at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Friday 7 September 2018.

“Being shortlisted is a significant achievement for the Law Clinic because legal services is only one component of our business. Yet, the quality of our service offering places us on par with the best law firms in the country”, said Dr Theo Broodryk, Head of the SU Law Clinic.

“Specialist law firms are generally regarded as firms specialising in a specific field of law such as constitutional law, intellectual property law, and so forth,” he explains.

The SU Law Clinic has been involved in significant legal impact matters, such as potentially precedent-setting discrimination litigation and tampon tax proposals, and is recognised as a leader in the various fields in which it operates.

The winner of the Achievement Award, as adjudicated by the CCASA, will also be announced at the awards evening. Last year, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, received this award.