Loyiso Bavuma
Loyiso is a Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution practice and has extensive experience in general commercial litigation and contractual issues. Loyiso specialises in High Court litigation and arbitrations, as well as matters relating to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act.
Loyiso has acted for multinational companies and listed companies in the finance and banking, information technology, retail, mining, construction and real estate sectors. Loyiso has also acted for state owned entities.
Loyiso has successfully resolved disputes relating to agreements across the commercial spectrum, administrative law reviews, corporate recoveries, delictual disputes and shareholder disputes.
About Loyiso
About Loyiso
Loyiso was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2021 and initially joined CDH in 2022. Loyiso then briefly left CDH, and returned in 2023.
Loyiso was promoted to Senior Associate in April 2025.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- BComm Insurance & Risk Management (2016) University of the Witwatersrand
- LLB (2018) (Dean’s List) University of the Witwatersrand
- Year of Admission as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa: 2021
Languages
Languages
- English
About Loyiso
Loyiso was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2021 and initially joined CDH in 2022. Loyiso then briefly left CDH, and returned in 2023.
Loyiso was promoted to Senior Associate in April 2025.
Credentials
Education
- BComm Insurance & Risk Management (2016) University of the Witwatersrand
- LLB (2018) (Dean’s List) University of the Witwatersrand
- Year of Admission as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa: 2021
Languages
- English
Experience
Acted for the plaintiff against a major telecommunications provider in a R60 billion+ arbitration dealing with damages for breach of contract in the gaming sector.
Acted for the plaintiff against a state owned company in a claim for breach of a software agreement valued at R300 million.
Acted for the applicant regarding the variation of a preservation order obtained by the NPA over property valued in excess of R100 million.
Disputes relating to company and shareholders’ resolutions and loan agreements.
Assisted with bringing accountable institutions into compliance with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act by drafting and implementing the Risk Management and Compliance Programme, and also acting for accountable institutions in opposing administrative fines/penalties imposed by the regulatory authorities in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act.
News
The effect of the accessorial principle on prescription, res judicata, and estoppel
In the matter of Estelle Le Roux and Another v Dielemaar Holdings (Cape) Pty Ltd and Another (414/2023) ZASCA 118, three lease agreements were concluded between a close corporation...
National Treasury provides update on South Africa's progress in getting off the FATF grey list
National Treasury released a statement providing feedback on South Africa's participation in the October 2024 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary, where FATF recognised the...
FIC provides clarity on beneficial ownership
Following consultations and comments from the tail end of last year, on 8 August 2024, the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) published Public Compliance Communication (PCC) 59, which...
Commissioning affidavits virtually: Yay or nay?
The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented event that required big shifts in how businesses operate, and the legal industry was no different. Court hearings on MS Teams and filing...
Pasiya and Others v Lithemba Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others: An exercise in discretion
Pasiya and Others v Lithemba Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others 1 All SA 626 (SCA) was an appeal before the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) following the dismissal by the court a quo of the...
