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Tasso Anestidis

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Tasso is a Partner in our Employment Law group. Tasso was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa in 2012 and has over twelve years PQE in employment law.

He focuses on a variety of employment law aspects including, but not limited to, prosecuting and chairing disciplinary hearings, running CCMA and bargaining council arbitrations, instituting and opposing applications/referrals at the Labour Court, executing retrenchments and bringing and opposing appeals at the Labour Appeal Court. Tasso has also dealt with criminal law matters.

Tasso's recent experience includes:

  • Successfully instituted disciplinary action against an employee in the form of a section 188A Inquiry by Arbitrator (in terms of the Labour Relations Act) for various acts of misconduct ultimately resulting in the dismissal of the employee in question.
  • Provided opinion work in respect to a possible expansion of their service offerings and the employment law and company law implications.
  • Successfully opposed an urgent application in the Labour Court brought against client by an employee who was challenging the procedural fairness of her retrenchment. The application was dismissed with costs, which is extremely rare in the Labour Court, especially against individuals.
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 in the EMEA 2023 edition as one of the recommended lawyers in Employment.  
  • Our Labour and Employment Department was recognized by The Legal 500 in the EMEA 2023 edition under Tier 3.

Tasso has an LLB degree from the University of Johannesburg.

Tasso Anestidis

Partner

Tasso Anestidis

Partner

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