Candice Pillay focuses on commercial litigation, with emphasis on insurance law, medical negligence, medical malpractice, public liability, and claims against the state. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants.
Candice Pillay focuses on commercial litigation, with emphasis on insurance law, medical negligence, medical malpractice, public liability, and claims against the state. She has represented plaintiffs and defendants.
Being passionate about access to justice and empowerment, Candice has been involved in pro bono work for many years. She has assisted the following projects:
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Police Brutality Advice Centre
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Gender-Based Violence Initiative
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Enterprise Development (Clinton Global, SEED and SPRING Accelerator Programme and Barefoot Solar project)
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Walk-in Legal Advice Centre for the poor and vulnerable
She is the chairperson of the Teddy Bear Clinic for Sexually Abused Children and co-developed their award-winning court preparation programme for children giving evidence in court.
She represented the South African National Traders Association in Johannesburg and succeeded in the Constitutional Court in obtaining an interdict to prevent them from being arbitrarily removed from the City.
Candice obtained an interdict to prevent the City of Johannesburg from developing Alexandra until a land claims dispute had been settled on behalf of the Alexandra Property Owners Association.
Practices
Litigation
Insurance
Education
1995 BProc - University of the Witwatersrand
1997 LLB - University of the Witwatersrand
1998 BA (Hons) - University of the Witwatersrand
2017 PG Dip Management - Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
2018 MBA - Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria
Awards/Rankings
2019 African Legal Awards
2019 Tropics Award for Best Legal Services to Entrepreneurs
2016 Africa Leadership Awards: Green Future Leadership Award
2016 World Women Leadership Congress & Award: Women Leadership Achievement Award
2015 Hogan Lovells (South Africa) Partner Spokesperson of the Year
Bar Admissions
1999 – High Court
Court Admissions
High Court 4 May 1999
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Zulu