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Juliette Vermeulen LL.B BA. Law

Associate
About
Juliette advises clients on all aspects of employment law, both litigious and non-litigious. She is experienced in drafting employment contracts and workplace policies. 

Additionally, she is experienced in commercial litigation, including sequestration, liquidation, and foreclosure applications.

EXPERIENCE

  • Frequently advising a global retail entity on various areas of employment law, including disciplinary proceedings, drafting mutual separation agreements and large-scale retrenchments.
  • Advising multinational entities on retrenchment proceedings, including preparing statutory notices and attending consultation meetings.
  • Drafting and reviewing workplace policies and employment contracts across various sectors including financial sector, retail sector, food sector and manufacturing sector.
  • Represented businesses across financial, energy, retail, and food sectors in CCMA proceedings, providing advice and advocacy on unfair dismissal and labour practice disputes.
  • Drafting legal opinions on employment and compliance-related queries.
  • Representing clients in the Labour Court and High Court, including opposed motions and urgent applications for companies in the security sector, banking sector and food sector.
  • Advising on enforceability of restraint of trade provisions in the property development sector.
  • Conducted litigation on opposed, unopposed, and urgent matters involving sequestration, liquidation applications, and foreclosure proceedings, delivering effective representation throughout all stages.
 
Languages
  • English
  • Afrikaans
Education

    Prior Experience

    • 2025, Associate, South Africa based law firm
    • 2023 – 2025, Candidate Legal Practitioner, South Africa based law firm
     

    Memberships

    • 2024 – current, SASLAW 
    • 2021 – current, Golden Key Honour Society