Freddie Terblanche
Position: Director
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 076 018 7214
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Overview
Freddie is an attorney with more than 15 years’ experience in the field of commercial litigation and arbitration.
During the course of his career, Freddie has acted for various multinational, listed and blue-chip companies as well as high net worth individuals and family trusts.
Having worked for prestigious international, national and medium-sized firms, Freddie is well-positioned to advise clients on matters of all sizes.
TESTIMONIALS
Freddie Terblanche has proven himself to be an astute litigator and has been described by clients, colleagues and advocates as “excellent”, “amazing”, “aggressive”, “meticulous”, “efficient”, “an extremely hard worker”, “honest”, “a legal technician of note” and possessing “extraordinary business acumen”.
PRACTICE AREAS
Closed Accordion
Administrative Law
We hold organs of state accountable for fair administrative action.
Arbitrations
We represent client in Domestic and International Commercial Arbitrations.
Business Rescue & Restructuring
We advise on all aspects of Business Rescue, from start to finish.
Commercial Mediations
As proponents of ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution), we help clients resolve conflicts through mediation.
Community Schemes Disputes
We advise HOA’s, Body Corporates and Property Owners on disputes before the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS).
Company Law Disputes
We advise on all aspects of company law, including the Companies Act, Companies Regulations and common law.
Construction & Engineering Disputes
We handle construction and engineering disputes under the JBCC, FIDIC, GCC, NEC3 and other standard forms of building contracts.
Consumer Protection Act
We represent suppliers and consumers in relation to disputes under the CPA.
Delictual Claims
We advise and represent clients in defending and pursuing cases involving delictual liability.
Evictions
We represent commercial and residential landlords in eviction applications.
Fraud Investigations
We investigate corporate fraud and help clients recover assets and money through civil and criminal proceedings.
Insolvency
We advise liquidators, creditors and distressed companies on all aspects of liquidation and sequestration proceedings.
Insurance Law
We advise on claims under a range of insurance policies including business insurance, engineering insurance, contractor all risk insurance, personal liability insurance, professional indemnity insurance, household insurance and car insurance.
Interdicts
We help clients pursue and oppose all types of interdicts, ranging from anti-dissipation interdicts to restraints of trade.
International Trade Law
We advise on all aspects of international trade law, including international contract law, international transport law, customs and excise law and international payments and guarantees.
Joint Venture Disputes
We handle all aspects of Joint Venture Disputes.
Landlord and Tenant Disputes
We handle all aspects relating to commercial and residential lease disputes, including recovery of arrear rental and damages, as well as claims for remission of rent and breach of contract by landlords.
Litigation
We represent litigants in litigation before the Magistrates Courts, High Courts, Supreme Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court.
Sale of Business Disputes
We advise buyers and sellers of businesses on disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions.
Secured and Unsecured Debt Recoveries
We help creditors recover unsecured and unsecured debts from their debtors.
Urgent Applications
We act for applicants in any type of urgent application, ranging from spoliation applications to applications to stop board meetings, set aside company resolutions, stay sales in execution, stop transfer of immovable property, etc.
Noteworthy matters
Some of the noteworthy matters Freddie handled include the following:
- Represented renewable energy companies in litigation involving various high-value renewable energy projects.
- Acted for property developers in disputes involving claims of more than R 150 million.
- Handled various tender review applications relating to tenders exceeding R 500 million.
- Acted for various banks in complex defended litigation.
- Acted for a bank in opposing an application by the City of Johannesburg to demolish renovations of more than R 80 million.
- Acted for an employee in a restraint of trade application brought by a well-known online gambling company.
- Acted for a foreign investor in removing a delinquent director and setting aside a share transaction under s 163 of the Companies Act.
- Acted for a property developer in a R 54 million damages claim against a financial institution.
- Acted for a global supplier of irrigation systems in defending a R42 million damages claim by a plaintiff in the horticulture industry.
- Acted for a prominent medical scheme administrator in complex defended litigation.
- Acted for various medical schemes in complex defended litigation.
- Represented various property developers and building contractors in defending spoliation applications involving multi-million-rand property development projects.
- Acted for the developers and owners of various high-value luxury residential properties in disputes with engineers, contractors and sub-contractors.
- Represented a global shipping company in defending a claim by liquidators to set aside a voidable disposition under section 341(2) of the Companies Act 1973.
- Advised various investors in defending multi-million-rand claims brought by the liquidators of Mirror Trade Investments (MTI), which operated the biggest Ponzi scheme in South African recorded history.
- Acted against a national cellular service provider following a fraud perpetrated on a client.
Clients represented
Accounting Firms
Auditing Firms
Banks
Clearing Agents
Commercial Landlords & Tenants
Construction Companies
Cryptocurrency Businesses
Estate Agencies
Franchisors
Homeowners Associations
Insurance Companies
Joint Ventures
Liquidators
Logistics Companies
Manufacturers
Marine Solutions Providers
Medical Schemes
Partnerships
Property Developers
Property Owners
Renewable Energy Companies
Retailers
Scaffolding Companies
Shipping Companies
Trusts
Ultra-High-Net-Worth (UHNW) Individuals