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Head of Department

Mr Stephen Newman

Position:  Head of Department & Senior Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  Office 0119, 1st Floor Embizweni building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  041 504 2582
Qualifications:  B Com LLB, LLM(cum laude) (UPE), LLM: International Trade Law (Stell), Diploma: Legislative Drafting (Vista University)
Expertise: ICT Law, International Trade Law, Consumer Protection Law
Responsibilities:  JMCV402 (IT Law), JCLV402 (Consumer Protection Law)
 

Ms Tina Hokwana

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  Office 0112, 1st Floor, Embizweni building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  +27(0)41 504 2191
Qualifications:  LLB (NMMU), Programme in Labour Law Certificate (NMMU), Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, LLM (Labour law)
Expertise: Commercial Law, Labour Law, Civil Law, Family Law, Medical Negligence, Litigation
Responsibilities:  Law of contract (JLCV200), Specific contracts A (JLQV301) and Law of sale and lease (JLQV302)

Ms Jacqueline Maholo

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  Office 0118, 1st Floor, Embizweni building
Location:  South Campus
Phone: +27(0) 41 504 2587
Qualifications:  LLB (UJ),LLM (Commercial Law) (UJ)
Expertise: Banking and Financial services regulation Law
Responsibilities:  JHA131/JHAV1X1/JHA1X1: Commercial Law A, JLQV311: Spec Contracts B, JHT1211: Business Entities, JHAA402: Corporate Procedures Adv Dip Acc, JHAV202: Commercial law B
 

Ms Daphney Mnisi

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  Office Pius Langa 0108, 1st Floor, Embizweni Building
Location:  South Campus
Phone: +27(0) 41 504 1428
Qualifications:  LLB (NMMU), LLM (Nelson Mandela University)
Responsibilities:  Individual Employment Law (JHR1001); Collective Labour Law and Social Security Law (JHR1202); Labour Law (JMLV300/3002).
 

Mr Thando Qotoyi

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  Officce 0110, 1st Floor, Embizweni building
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  +27(0) 41 504 2195
Qualifications:  LLB (Unisa),LLM (NMMU), MA (Labour Relations) (UPE), PG Dip (Labour Law) (UJ)
Expertise: Labour Law
Responsibilities:  Lectures labour law, commercial law
 

Mr Gary Richards

Position:  Lecturer
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room: 1st Floor, Embizweni building, Office Pius Langa 0105
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  +27(0) 41 504 1611
Qualifications:  BJuris LLB (UPE) LLM (UNISA), Attorney
Expertise: Company Law, Jurisprudence
Responsibilities:  Lecture Company Law and Commercial Law
 

Professor Mark Tait

Position:  Associate Professor
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  0125, First floor, Administration Building
Location:  George Campus
Phone:  044 801 5580
Qualifications:  B Juris (UPE), LLB (Stellenbosch), MBL (Unisa), LLM (UPE), LLD (NMMU)
Expertise: Consumer Law & Tourism Law
Responsibilities:  Sabbatical leave 2026
 

Mrs Adele Visser

Position:  Departmental Secretary
Department:  Mercantile Law
Room:  090128, 1st Floor, Embizweni Building 
Location:  South Campus
Phone:  +27(0) 41 504 1911
 

 




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