Nikhiel Deeplal

Admission to Society of Advocates: 2020

Qualifications:

LLM (Business Law) (UKZN), LLB (UKZN)

Areas of Practice: Administrative, Commercial, Contracts, Criminal, International trade, Labour, Medical malpractice

Nikhiel has been practicing as an advocate since 2017 and joined the Johannesburg Bar in 2020. Prior to being called to the Bar, Nikhiel worked at a consulting firm where he specialised in government procurement and administrative law advisory and private sector trade advisory. He also worked as a candidate attorney in the Refugee and Migrants Rights Unit at Lawyers for Human Rights.

Nikhiel has completed courses in International Mediation and Conflict Resolution at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, Netherlands and in International Relations at the Symbiosis International University, Pune, India. His LLM in Business Law focusing on International Trade Law has allowed him to work on a number of legal issues both internationally and regionally. Nikhiel has a varied practice with a keen interest in commercial litigation, regulated industries, international trade law, administrative law, medical malpractice, labour law and criminal law.