Shani van Niekerk
Location
Pretoria Office & Johannesburg Office

Shani van Niekerk

About

Shani is Head of Family Law in the CPL department. Her speciality and passion lie in matrimonial disputes and family law, inclusive of Domestic Violence and Harassment issues. Shani is a member of the Legal Practice Council and Gauteng Family Law Forum.

Shani frequently appears in the Children’s Courts, Magistrate’s Courts, Regional Courts and High Courts of South Africa on behalf of clients. She has furthermore given advice on various live radio stations and tv broadcasts.

  • Matrimonial Disputes and Family Law

Academic Record

  • LLB (with distinction) – University of Pretoria | 2011

Qualifications

  • Admitted Attorney | 2014

Credentials

  • Legal Practice Council (LPC) – Member
  • Gauteng Family Law Forum (GFLF) – Member
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Recognition of Customary Marriages Act

GRACE PERIOD FOR REGISTRATION OF CUSTOMARY MARRIAGES: Section 4(3)(b) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 states that a customary marriage entered into after the commencement of ...

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IN THE MIDST OF THE KOLISI DIVORCE

The world was informed of the Kolisi divorce via social media and shortly thereafter various memes, jokes, unsolicited opinions, recommendations, and the like followed. It is heart-wrenching that Sout...

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ANOTHER WIN FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN

The Divorce Amendment Bill has been signed into law, which means that Muslim marriages are now recognised in South African law, and the rights and interests of women and minor and dependent children i...

Commercial LitigationCourtney ElsonFamily LawShani van Niekerk