CURRICULUM VITAE

of

MACHIEL DANIEL BESTER MEYER

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PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Surname: Meyer

Name: Machiel Daniel Bester

Identity No: 7804135001087

Nationality: South African

Sex: Male

Marital Status: Single

Health: Excellent

Languages: Afrikaans and English (fluent)

Drivers License: Code 08

Address: Residential Address:

8 Spaanschemat River Road

Constantia

Telephone Numbers: (Cell): 061 996 9045

(Work):

e-mail: mdbmeyer@gmail.com

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SCHOLASTIC EDUCATION:

HIGH SCHOOL: Hoërskool Alberton

STANDARD PASSED: Matric

YEAR ATTAINED: 1996

SUBJECTS PASSED: Afrikaans (HG)English (HG)Mathematics (SG)Accounting (HG)Biology (HG)Science (HG)

OTHER ACTIVITIES: Rugby 1st Team, Athletics and School band

POSITIONS FILLED: Pupils' Council and Culture Committee

AWARDS ACHIEVED: Academic Honours 1992, 1993 and 1994

TERTIARY EDUCATION:

Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit

1999: Bachelor of Commerce Distinctions in: Economy 1B

Afrikaans 1AAfrikaans 1BLaw of Delict

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2001: Bachelor of Laws Distinctions in: Civil Procedures

Law of InterpretationInternational LawLaw of Insolvency

2002: Attended the full-time night programme of the Practical School for Legal Studies

Highest achiever in Matrimonial matters)

2003: Attended a part-time course in Conveyancing

2003: Admitted as an Attorney and Conveyancer

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WORK HISTORY:

1. Period: November 2011 to Present

Self employed

Legal consultancy work: General advice, drafting of contracts and assisting

people with litigious matters

Established a business at V&A Market on the Wharf. Acting as

distributer/agent for the food condiment range, Froggit. Sold business and

goodwill in November 2014.

Greg Anderson: 071 684 7476

Period: August 2006 to November 2011

Company: Kevin Moodley and Associates (Sandton)

Employed as an associate in this firm’s commercial and commercial

litigation department. Dealing with High Court and Magistrate’s Court

litigation on a range of legal fields. Also employed to draft certain

commercial agreements for the firm’s commercial clients( refer in this

regard to Professional Experience below).

Contact person: Kevin Moodley

Contact number: 0861114913

1. Period: April 2005 to July 2006

Company: Bernadt Vukic Potash & Getz

Employed as a consultant in this firm’s commercial litigation

department. Mainly dealing with the matter Platinum Holdings (Pty) Ltd v

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LA Group Limited (refer in this regard to Professional Experience below).

Also employed to deal with certain other High Court and Magistrates Court

Litigation in the fields of commerce, insolvency and general civil litigation.

Contact person: Jeremy Tyfield/Igor Vukic

Contact number: 021 -4053800

2. Period: February 2006 to May 2006

Company: You and Your Money

Employed as a Debt Advice Programme Coordinator at this NGO on a fixed

term contract. Duties included the operation and management of a Debt

Advice Centre and Advocacy in relation to debt relief.

3. Period: October 2003 to April 2005

Company: Bernardt Vukic Potash & Getz

Employed as a Professional Assistant in this firm’s commercial litigation

department. Duties included High Court and Magistrates Court Litigation

in the fields of commerce, insolvency and general civil litigation including

arbitrations.

Contact person: Jeremy Tyfield

Contact number: 021-405 3800

(Annexure 13)

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4. Period: October 2002 to September 2003

Company: Bernardt Vukic Potash & Getz

Articles of Clerkship: Litigation and Commercial Department

Contact person: Jeremy Tyfield

Contact number: 021-405 3800

5. Period: January 2002 to August 2002

Person: Judge Percy Blieden

Employed as Judge Blieden’s registrar - High Court (Witwatersrand

Local Division).

Contact Person: Judge Blieden

Contact number: 011-332 8176/5

(Annexure 10)

6. Period: 2000 to 2001

Company: Germiston Legal Aid Centre

Assisting clients in the fields of divorce and criminal work.

Contact Person: Advocate A Neil

Contact number: 011- 825 7836

7. Period: 1997 to 2001

Company: Malan & Partners

Part time work for this firm which specialises in conveyancing and third

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party claims.

Contact person: André Malan

Contact number: 011-9072121

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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1. Since the commencement of my employment with Bernadt Vukic

Potash &

Getz("BVPG") –then as an article clerk- I worked independently and reported

to mainly Jeremy Tyfield and Rob Patrick (see references) of the firm. In

view of the fact that BVPG specialises in High Court litigation, from the

outset of my employment, I gained experience in this field. During the last

couple of months of my articles I began to handle certain High Court

commercial litigation matters completely independently and only reported to

my superiors for minor issues. This included an urgent spoliation application

which BVPG was instructed to defend. My attendances in this regard,

included the drafting of affidavits and pleadings, liaising and consulting with

advocates and clients on a range of fields, including (but not limited to)

contractual, delictual and family law matters. One matter worth mentioning

which I worked on with Rob Patrick during my articles is the Section 417

Enquiry into the demise of Leisurenet Ltd (Health and Racquet Group)

wherein BVPG represented Peter Gardener and Rod Mitchell. During this

period, and in view of my commercial background, I spent a couple of

months in the commercial department of the firm. Such work included the

drafting of agreements and to provide the firm’s commercial clients with

commercial advice.

2. Pursuant to my admission as an attorney, my scope as a commercial

litigator

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broadened. During this time, I represented a number of BVPG's corporate

clients in High Court trials and applications (urgent or otherwise). My

attendances in this regard included the drafting of interlocutory applications

and expert witness statements, drafting of affidavits, working closely with

advocates in relation to preparing for trial and actual court attendances with

such advocates. In addition, I represented certain clients in arbitrations. My

attendances in this regard included the drafting of arbitration agreements,

appointing of arbitrators, drafting of statements of claims and the like. I

worked closely with the following advocates (refer to references): Advocates

Les Rose-Innes SC, Owen Rogers SC, Willie Duminy SC, Jeremy Muller SC,

Richard Goodman SC, Roy Gordon and Andrew Brown. The matters so

attended to included (but were not limited to) the following:

2.1 Contractual damages claims arising from a certain insurer's

repudiation of an insurance policy (Eagle Ink Cape (Pty) Ltd v

St Paul Insurance Company (Pty) Ltd & another);

2.2 Contractual damages claim arising from an unlawful eviction

(R. Pieters N.O. and another v Southern Sun Hotels (Pty) Ltd);

2.3 Delictual damages claim on behalf liquidators in relation to the

construction of a food terminal in Port Elizabeth (Gransteel

(Pty) Ltd (in Liquidation) v Kantey Templer (Pty) Ltd and

another);

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2.4 Three consolidated matters in relation to the breach of a sale of

business agreement concluded between the outgoing

shareholders of the "old" Aca Joe and its "new" management

team. The matter comprised numerous claims and

counterclaims and entailed, inter alia, a plethora of

interlocutory applications, a postponement application, complex

legal issues, a vast amount of witnesses and quantum in the

amount of approximately R 8 000 000.00. I was the sole

attorney at BVPG who dealt with it. (Lionel Charles

International CC v Aca Joe Clothing (Pty) Ltd and Hilton

Weiner (Pty) Ltd);

2.5 Contractual claim for damages arising form the repudiation of a

sale agreement in respect of the acquisition of certain retail

clothing stores. This matter was originally instituted against

BVPG's client in 2001. It forms the subject matter of hugely

complex and ongoing commercial litigation. The amount at

stake is approximately R 300m. I am working on this matter

with my colleague, Carla Pinheiro. (Platinum Holdings (Pty)

Ltd v LA Group Ltd).

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3. Whereas at BVPG my sole focus was on attending to commercial

litigious matters, my scope a civil litigator broadened in that at Kevin

Moodley and Associates (“KMA”) where I was confronted, to a

certain extent, not only with commercial litigious matters, but also a

more general mix of civil litigation, including the drafting of

commercial contracts and the hosting of seminars on the National

Credit Act specifically with regard to its impact on the debt

enforcement process.

4. My attendances in the above regard included the representation of the

firm’s commercial clients in the conduct of High court trials and

applications (urgent or otherwise) including, but not limited to,

representation of commercial clients in claims of a contractual nature,

a substantial opposed divorce, which included various maintenance

applications pendente lite, a contempt of court application and the

actual trial, proceedings to set aside and review a tender awarded by

Metropolitan Bus Services (Pty) Ltd (“Metrobus”), a trial in which an

erstwhile contractor claims damages from Metrobus as a result of an

alleged repudiation of an agreement as well as other matters of a

similar nature. In addition, I am in head of the department dealing

with vehicle and asset finance claim recoveries on behalf of Standard

Bank.

5. KMA’s clientele in the litigation department includes, but is not

limited to, the following: Standard Bank, MTN, Airports Company of

South Africa, Metropolitan Bus Service (Pty) Ltd, Biz Afrika (Pty)

Ltd and Nedbank Limited.

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EXTRA CURRICULAR

Rugby: 0/21 Rugby Police Rugby ClubBastion First Team

Culture: Stage manager for "Tot Die Dood Ons Skei" with Ian Roberts, Michelle Botes and Rika Sennett Bastion Culture Committee

Music: Played rhythm guitar for the Bastion Residence Rock BandOpened Beeskraal's act on two occasions where they performed at Bastion Men's Residence (playing acoustic guitar and performing original songs together with a selection of Koos Kombuis, Valiant Swart and Johannes Kerkorrel)

Numerous other live acoustic performances.

AWARDS ACHIEVED

1. "Ridder Van Die Jaar" - Award from Bastion Men's Residence for the person mostly involved in residence activities. (Annexure 3)

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2. S W Van Der Merwe – Bursary- Award by attorneys firm Hofmeyer (academic) (Annexure 4)

OTHER REFERENCES

1. Advocate Morris BasslianPractising AdvocateTelephone number: 0832672772

2. Advocate Jeremy Muller SCPractising AdvocateTelephone number: 021-424 6993

3. Advocate Roy GordonPractising AdvocateTelephone number: 021-426 5989

4. Advocate Les Rose-Innes SCPractising Advocate Telephone number: 021-424 4694

5. Ds Theo SwartN G Kerk (Alberton-East)011 – 902-8293

6. Mr A FerreiraHoerskool AlbertonDeputy Principal011 – 8697224

7. Lindsay GoldbergPractising Commercial Attorney021-425 5276

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7. Rob Patrick Practising Advocate 021-422 0517

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