Mthetheleli Phillip Mahlatsi

Admission to Society of Advocates: 2016

Qualifications:

LLB

Areas of Practice: Administrative, Medical malpractice, Tax

Since joining the Johannesburg Society of Advocates in 2016, I have appeared in High Courts of South Africa, Tax Appeal Court, Constitutional Court, Tribunals and Arbitrations and Commissions of Enquiry, the recent being Zondo and Mokgoro Commission. My area of expertise is civil litigation in Taxation Law, Medical Negligence, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Commercial Law and Procurement Law. I was recently appointed as a Chairperson of the Tax Board by the Minister of Finance in terms of section 111 of the Tax Administration Act to hear Income Tax Appeals for a period of five years.

My practice is mostly around Motion and Trial work. I am involved from strategic level of conceptualising prosecution of a matter, drafting pleadings, affidavits and heads of argument and ultimately presentation of a case in different fora. I have more than ten years of experience gained from various employment in banking and real estate industries prior to practicing law for a living.