Lara Sneddon
Lara Sneddon is an Associate Designate in our Dispute Resolution practice. She has assisted in commercial and corporate litigation dealing with a variety of issues relating to the Companies Act, insolvency and business rescue, contract- and property-related disputes including evictions. Lara has assisted in dealing with different types of court proceedings (in lower and superior courts) and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration.
About Lara
About Lara
Lara joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2023. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in Law in 2020, and thereafter with a Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude in 2022, from the University of Cape Town.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Cape Town
- BA, University of Cape Town
Languages
Languages
- English
About Lara
Lara joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Candidate Attorney in 2023. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in Law in 2020, and thereafter with a Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude in 2022, from the University of Cape Town.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Cape Town
- BA, University of Cape Town
Languages
- English
Experience
Lara assists with various court-related matters (in both regional and superior courts) such as: issuing, serving, and filing of documents; upliftment of court files; indexing and paginating court bundles and preparing same for set down; issuing of orders and warrants of execution; written and verbal correspondence with clients, court registrars, sheriffs, the Masters Office, and opposing and correspondent attorneys; drafting of various notices and pleadings; preparation of briefs to counsel; appearances in regional courts; due diligence investigations and drafting of reports; attendances at consultations with client and/or counsel, as well as pre-arbitration conferences, and court hearings and arbitrations; urgent applications; and conducting legal research and drafting both internal and external memoranda.
