Amy has been practising law since 2011.
Amy studied at the University of Cape Town and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, completing her BSoc Sci and LLB degrees in 2007 and 2010 respectively.
Amy started her legal career at Deneys Reitz Inc (Now, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa, Inc) in January 2011 where she remained until December 2018, when she resigned to join Bidvest Insurance as their Legal Manager. Thereafter, Amy resigned to take a sabbatical and later founded her Legal Consultancy in 2021.
Amy specializes in drafting and vetting contractual agreements, including supply agreements and service contracts. Amy has extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of supply agreements in the manufacturing industry as well as litigating contractual disputes. Amy is particularly passionate about finding legal solutions to complex contractual problems and has drafted a number of opinions for clients in this regard.
Amy also specializes in Insurance law including advising on repudiation of claims as well as reviewing and editing policy wording. Amy has extensive experience in drafting opinions on the merits of disputes as well as concluding and drafting various settlement agreements. While at Norton Rose Fulbright Inc, Amy acted for a number of insurers in relation to recovery claims, general policy advice, professional indemnity, medical malpractice, construction and engineering, agri-policies and commercial insurance.
Amy also has extensive experience in a number of international as well as domestic arbitrations relating to disputes arising out of construction projects. Amy has drafted pleadings, written arguments and opinions dealing with complex legal issues arising out of construction contracts.
Amy has had a number of articles published:
Amy has also presented at the Durban Chamber of Commerce, provided training seminars for corporate clients as well as having presented at various Insurance Seminars.