Jan-Harm Swanepoel
About
Jan-Harm is a Partner in the Anti-Counterfeiting Department. He obtained his LLB from the University of Johannesburg, completed his articles and joined the Department of Justice as a public prosecutor in 2007. He joined Bowman Gilfillan Incorporated in 2009 and obtained a postgraduate diploma in labour law from the University of Johannesburg. He joined Adams & Adams as an associate in 2013.
Trade Marks
- Piracy & Counterfeiting
Litigation
- Anti-corruption & Bribery
- Anti-counterfeiting
Academic Record
- Postgraduate Diploma in Labour Law (Cum Laude) – University of Johannesburg | 2008
- LLB – University of Johannesburg | 2005
Qualifications
- Registered Trade Mark Practitioner | 2016
- Admitted Attorney | 2008
Credentials
- Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
- Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) – Member
- South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (SAIIPL) – Fellow
- SAIIPL: Anti-Counterfeit Committee Member
The Constitutional Court Puts An End To Unfair Levies/Taxes Imposed On Indigenous Communities
Introduction The levies/taxes at issue were imposed on indigenous communities for different reasons, including for reporting a death in a family, relocation to another village, and the allocation of a...
March 17 2025
WAS THE DECISION BY THE NPA TO REMOVE COUNTERFEIT GOODS MATTERS FROM THE COMMERCIAL CRIMES COURT IN LINE WITH THE RIGHT OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE AS SET OUT IN SECTION 34 OF THE CONSTITUTION?
South Africa is a constitutional democracy, which means that it is a country which observes human rights principles and is governed by the rule of law. All decisions taken by State organs must promote...
November 12 2024
Hard on crime, soft on sentencing: the dilemma of lenient sentences imposed in South Africa
We see it weekly in the news, “South African National Anti-Counterfeit Task force seizes counterfeit goods worth R100 million rand, suspects arrested”. But what happens to these suspects arrested ...
October 25 2024
