
Jac Marais
About
Jac is a litigation and dispute resolution specialist.
He represents and advises clients in multifaceted litigation (including arbitration and mediation) in the following fields:
- Administrative (public law), constitutional law, and regulatory law.
- Commercial Litigation (local and international) in respect of contractual rights, governance, shareholder disputes, director’s liability, contractual disputes as well as class action litigation.
- Competition law, including applications for merger approval to the Competition Commission and...
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Academic Record
- Presents annual lectures in Competition Law at the University of Pretoria | 2014 – Present
- Postgraduate Diploma in European Competition Law – University of London, King’s College | 2012
- Advanced Certificate in Competition Law – University of Witwatersrand | 2008
- LLB – University of Stellenbosch | 2006
- BA – University of Stellenbosch | 2004
Qualifications
- Admitted Attorney | 2009
Credentials
- Administrative Justice Association of South Africa (ADJASA) – Member
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- Institute of Forensic Commercial Practitioners (ICFP) – Member
- International Bar Association (IBA) – Member
- Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member
- South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) – Member

The Return of the Advisory Opinion
After a long period of uncertainty relating to advisory opinions by the Competition Commission, a new regulation has been published by the Department of Trade and Industry which reintroduces non-bindi...
December 09 2024

Navigating Merger Transactions in South Africa: A Strategic Approach to Public Interest
The South African economy has faced significant headwinds and continues to be constrained by sky-high interest and unemployment rates, power grid constraints and political uncertainty. Despite these a...
June 04 2024

EFFECTIVE RESTRAINTS OF TRADE AND THE ADDED PROTECTION OFFERED BY A PENALTY CLAUSE
It has been said that “restraints of trade are not worth the paper they are written on”. This is far from the truth as many employees have learnt, the hard way. Not only are valid restraints of tr...
May 27 2024