B Com (Law) (cum laude) University of Pretoria, 2000
MA (cum laude) University of Pretoria, 2002
LLB (cum laude) University of Pretoria, 2003
LLM (cum laude) University of Johannesburg, 2005
LLD University of Johannesburg, 2011
NRF Rating
C1
Currently teaching
Conflict of Laws
LLM with specialisation on the Proprietary Consequences of Marriage
Fields of academic interests
Roman Law
Legal History
International Commercial Law
Private International Law
Journal articles
‘The traditional private law property concept versus the South African constitutional property concept’ De Jure Vol 1 2003, 175 – 185.
‘The development of the modern lex mercatoria: A historical perspective’ Fundamina Vol 11 2005, 183 – 199.
"When could a South African court be expected to apply the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)?" 2008 De Jure 419
"The impact of the article 95 reservation on the sphere of application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)" 2010 De Jure 362
"Party autonomy in international sales contracts" 2011 (3) TSAR 431
"The Vienna Sales Convention and gap-filling" 2012 (2) TSAR 274
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
Adams & Adams Prize for the student with the highest average in all four years of the LLB degree, 2003
Harold Galasko & Willem van der Merwe prizes for the best final year LLB student, 2003
Grotius medal of the Pretoria Bar Council for the best final year LLB student, 2003
The Law Society of the Northern Provinces prize for the best student in Legal Practice, 2003
First Publication Award of the Unisa Research Directorate, 2008
Youngest Doctoral Graduate Award, 2011
Spoor and Fischer Prize for the best first time contribution to the Journal of South African Law (TSAR), 2012