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Juliette Vermeulen LL.B BA. Law

Associate
Johannesburg
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.
Areas of FocusEmploymentFinancial ServicesTechnologyInfrastructure, Construction and TransportEnergy and Natural ResourcesConsumer Goods, Food and Retail
Professional QualificationsAttorney of the High Court of South Africa

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

  • University of Pretoria, Bachelor of Laws, (cum laude), 2022, Dean's Merit List, 2021 & 2022

  • University of Pretoria, B.A., Law (cum laude), 2018 – 2020

     

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

Connect

Phone

+27 11 302 0815
(Work)
079 066 5019
(Mobile)
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