Niel Cloete

Niel joined Weavind in 2010 as a candidate attorney after having completed his BComm LLB degree at the University of Pretoria in 2009. He was appointed as an Associate in the General Litigation department in 2012 and promoted to Directorate on 2019.

As a Director in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution department Niel has gained extensive knowledge in specialized litigation centralized around immovable property including land use rights and rental disputes relating to residential and commercial property. Having headed up Weavind’s family law department, Niel can also be of assistance to you and your family in any family and child law related matters.

With a keen interest in sports, Niel has had the privilege of counting various sportsmen as his clients who he assists with a variety of legal matters.

Niel enjoys the outdoors and you will often find him hiking or running in one of the various reserves in South Africa.

Professional profile and experience

• LLB (University of Pretoria)
• Admitted attorney

Areas of specialisation

As a director in the Litigation department Niel has gained extensive knowledge in property law, insurance law, family law, criminal law, third party compensation law and does collections on behalf of big steel companies to name a few.