Dr. Francois Wessels
Lawyer
BACKGROUND/EDUCATION
- Certificate in Principles of Risk Management (cum laude) – 2008 University of Pretoria
- LL.B – 2010 University of Pretoria
- LL.M (Corporate Law) – 2013 University of Pretoria
- Certificate in Practice Management – 2016-2017 Law Society of South Africa
- LL.D – 2016 University of Pretoria
OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY
- Research Assistant (Office of the Dean of Law), University of Pretoria – 2007-2009
- Intern: Johannesburg Stock Exchange – 2009
- Postgraduate Research Assistant (Mercantile Law), University of Pretoria – 2010
- Project Coordinator: LL.M International Trade and Investment Law in Africa – 2011
- Law Textbook Translator (Corporate Law) – 2012
- Labour Law Advisor (South Africa) – 2012-2013, 2014
- Articling Law Student (South Africa) – 2013-2014
- Practicing Lawyer (South Africa) – 2015-2018
- Moderator for Proposed Law Degree – 2017
- Law Lecturer at Professional Fora – 2015-2018
- Law Lecturer: Transnational Business Law, Commercial Law, Securities Law, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Financial Law, Legal Philosophy, Contract Law, Medical Law, Unjust
- Enrichment and Estoppel Law, Criminal Law – 2012, 2014-2018
- Extraordinary Lecturer of Law, University of Pretoria – 2017-2018
BAR ADMISSIONS
- South Africa – 2014
MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society of the Northern Provinces/Legal Practice Council (South Africa) – 2014-present