Belinda Scriba is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. She is a member of our Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring sector. Her extensive experience includes litigation and arbitration (international and local) in the areas of insolvency and business rescue, corporate and commercial contractual disputes, Companies Act disputes, maritime, and international trade. She has more recently trained and qualified as a mediator.
Belinda completed her articles in 2004 and thereafter went to England for two years, predominantly to travel. In England Belinda worked as a corporate private mergers and acquisitions professional support paralegal at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She joined Hofmeyr Herbstein and Gihwala as an Associate in April 2007 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2012. Belinda was appointed as a Director in 2017.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
BCom Law, LLB, University of Stellenbosch
Year of admission as an attorney: 2004
Mediation in Motion, University of Cape Town: 2020
Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Membership
Mediation in Motion
Languages
Languages
English
About Belinda
Belinda completed her articles in 2004 and thereafter went to England for two years, predominantly to travel. In England Belinda worked as a corporate private mergers and acquisitions professional support paralegal at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She joined Hofmeyr Herbstein and Gihwala as an Associate in April 2007 and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2012. Belinda was appointed as a Director in 2017.
Credentials
Education
BCom Law, LLB, University of Stellenbosch
Year of admission as an attorney: 2004
Mediation in Motion, University of Cape Town: 2020
Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Membership
Mediation in Motion
Languages
English
Experience
Advising international and local clients on the aspects of South African maritime and admiralty law, both from a litigious and commercial contract drafting perspective.
Representing international clients in launching or defending maritime proceedings, including proceedings with the view of preserving assets located in South Africa though ship arrests.
Advising clients in terms of litigation or applications relating to the Consumer Protection Act, the National Credit Act, the Promotion of Access to Information Act and the Companies Act.
Representing clients in seeking the recognition of foreign judgments and bankruptcy/re-organisation proceedings.
Advising clients on business rescue proceedings, either as creditors or the entity requiring rescue.
Assisting clients in defending or bringing insolvency proceedings. Advising major public institutions on maritime concession rights.
Acting for and advising clients on commercial disputes (contractual and otherwise).
