Cox Yeats

Aideen Ross

Partner · Maritime

Andrew Clark

Managing Partner · Shipping & Transport

David Vlcek

David obtained his LLB summa cum laude from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban in 2005. David joined Cox Yeats in 2013 and was appointed a partner in 2014. David was previously employed at an international law firm headquartered in London. He specialises in Insurance Litigation and Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Law. David’s experience in insurance litigation includes public liability claims, professional indemnity claims and construction industry related claims (Third Party Property Damage/ Loss od Support/ Collapses/ Deaths on Site and Department of Labour Inquiries /PAR/CAR/ fire/ Contractual Claims). David also provides claims teams with input regarding policy response to claims made and assists with the drafting of representations to internal claims arbitrators and the Ombud. David advises clients on the drafting of and enforcement of building industry specific contracts. He is experienced in negotiation and drafting of JBCC, NEC3, GCC and FIDIC agreements. David has vast experience in Occupational Health and Safety in the built environment and has been involved in Collapse inquiries such as Tongaat Mall and the Grayston Drive bridge collapse. David was voted the top construction lawyer in South Africa in 2015 and 2017 by ILO Lexology. He has also been listed in “Best Lawyers”. · Insurance Litigation

Laura Kelly

Laura is a partner at Cox Yeats where she focuses on International Trade, Energy, Insurance and Business Law. Her practice includes litigious work, acting for entities in our lower and supreme courts, but is focused primarily on commercial and contractual work and the provision of general in-house legal counsel services. Laura provides professional support and advice to numerous large organisations operating within South Africa and abroad. Her International Trade Law practice consists primarily of assisting logistics companies with the drafting, negotiation, and interpretation of industry specific agreements, such as warehousing, supply, transport/carriage, stevedoring and general trading terms and conditions. Within the energy law field, she has a particular focus on petroleum law and has advised on numerous complex and high-value petroleum storage and handling contracts with most of South Africa’s oil majors as well as wholesalers. She also assists clients with their engagements with stakeholders and regulatory authorities such as Transnet, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa and the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs. Laura’s insurance practice focuses on general insurance work, where she assists and advises a number of insurers in respect of policy responses, policy defences and complex indemnity claims and recoveries. In 2021 she was nominated by Standard Bank and KZN Top Business as one of the Top 30 Businesswomen in Kwa-Zulu Natal and in 2022 Laura was ranked as a 'Recommended Lawyer' by the Legal 500. · International Trade

Peter Barnard

Partner · Construction

Ra-eesa Vorajee

Ra-eesa joined Cox Yeats as an associate in the Maritime, International Trade and Insurance Department. She was admitted as an attorney in 2022 and commenced her career in commercial litigation, Insurance law, maritime claims and debt recovery. Ra-eesa has acted on behalf of insurance companies, banks, individuals and corporate entities. · Maritime

Richard Hoal

Partner · Construction

Savannah Buys

Associate · Commercial Litigation

Slindokuhle Ngwenya

Partner · Shipping & Transport

Tamryn Simpson

Partner · Maritime / Shipping