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

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

Law Society of the Northern Provinces/Legal Practice Council (South Africa) – 2014-present