BA LLB – Consultant
Email
Tel: 021 852 8480
Cel: 082 820 0334
Experience
- Consultant at Michalsons Attorneys
- Senior lecturer – Law Faculty, Stellenbosch University [nearly 5 years until reached compulsory retirement age]
- Practising attorney [admitted 1967] & notary [admitted 1975]
- Part-time professor – Law Faculty, University of Johannesburg [1991 onwards]
- Practising advocate [5 years from 1976 - 1981]
- Part-time cattle & sheep farmer in KwazuluNatal at Lidgetton [nearly 6 years]
- Labour Appeal Court assessor [1991 - 1995]
- Part-time mediator & arbitrator [about 3 years]
- Internal company legal advisor – Murray & Roberts in Johannesburg [3 years]
- Part-time underground surveyor on gold mines for nearly a year before studying law
Educating & lecturing [44 years]
- Damelin College [1964/5], Association of Law Societies [1984 to 2003], University of Johannesburg [1991 to date], Stellenbosch University [1997 to date], University of Cape Town [2006 to date], University of the Western Cape [2001 to date], Business Schools in Western Cape [2001 to date].
Writing & publishing
- GilesFiles – South African Work Law Resource, including the Index of Work Law [2003 to date]
- Du Toit et al – Labour Relations Law: A comprehensive guide [unfair dismissal chapter]
- Labour Law Through the Cases [secs 189 & 197]
- Looseleaf subscription service – Giles Files & Giles Profiles [1989 - 1996]
- Various journal articles
Higher Education & Professional Life
- Studied Mining Engineering at Witwatersrand University [1959/60]
- Graduated Stellenbosch University [BA.Regte 1963]
- Graduated Witwatersrand University [LLB 1966]
- Articled at Webber Wentzel & admitted as attorney [1967]
- Wits Business School – Executive Development Programme [1969]
- Partner in Bowman Gilfillan (formerly Hayman Godfrey & Sanderson)
- Admitted as notary [1975]
- Admitted as advocate & practised as such for 5 years [1976-1981]
- Re-admitted as attorney and notary [1981]
- Partner in Shepstone & Wylie in Durban & then as sole practitioner from 1989
- Concentrated on Work Law from 1981 to date
Other Highlights and Hobbies
- Independent Mediation Service of SA (IMSSA) [Steering Committee 1982/3 & panellist]
- Rugby [1959-1960 - Wits University & Tranvaal under 19 & 1963 Maties first team]
- Collecting Africana books and good wines
Tags: employment law, Graham Giles, labour law, labour law services
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