Andre was admitted as an attorney in 1995. Fairbridges Wertheim Becker approached him to join the Cape Town office in 2007, and he has been practicing as a director since 2011, based at our Cape Town offices. Andre runs a busy commercial litigation practice concentrating on insurance and commercial disputes.
He has extensive experience and expertise in various areas of insurance law, including in the maritime and reinsurance industries. He has conducted numerous insurance cases for large and well-known insurance companies. He provides advice to insurance companies and reinsurance companies, including international companies, on a regular basis.
Expertise
• Litigation, opinions, advice
• General liability insurance
• Broadform liability insurance
• Subrogated recoveries
• Business interruption claims
• Professional Indemnity
• Reinsurance
• Maritime
• High Court Trials on commercial disputes
• Arbitrations on commercial disputes
• Negotiating on behalf of clients
• Drafting of all types of commercial agreements
He acts for numerous companies including an insurance company, a large petroleum producer, shipping companies, and an international P&I Club as well as various parastatal organisations. In addition, he has a busy commercial practice, which includes providing advice and drafting all types of commercial contracts.
Qualifications
BA (Rhodes University) (1988)
LLB (University of Cape Town) (1990)
LLM (Tax) (University of Cape Town) (1998)