Brief curriculum vitae:
Mpho enrolled for pupillage in 2020 and commenced with practice in 2021. He is a dual member of Johannesburg and Bhisho Bars and has a wide range of general litigation. Drawing from over twelve years-experience as in-house counsel in local government sphere, he practices in the labour, commercial, local government and administrative law.
Mpho has appeared in internal Disciplinary Hearings, SALGBC, CCMA, Magistrates Court, Labour Court and High Court (including criminal and civil appeals) and was, together with a colleague, successfully appealed in Sibongile Mani v The State (Dubbed ‘The NSFAS Millionaire’.
He holds LLB and is a candidate for LLM (Competition) (a joint program by the University of Fort Hare and Competition Commission) wrapping up a thesis on:
‘The Comparative Regulatory Analysis of the Criminalisation of Cartels and the Corporate Leniency Policy in South Africa’
Academic qualifications:
LLB, LLM (Competition) Candidate
Society memberships:
Johannesburg Society of Advocates
Bhisho Society of Advocates
Principal Reported Cases
- McKenzie v Gabriel (412/2021) [2022] ZAECGHC 11 (8 February 2022)
- Feni v Minister of Police (EL 462/2020) [2022] ZAECELLC 2 (26 May 2022).
- Peter and Others v Master of the High Court: Bisho and Another (547/2020) [2022] ZAECBHC 22 (2 August 2022)
Lectures and Presentations
Presentation to National Prosecuting Authority on: ‘Unlawful Detention and Malicious Prosecution’ (26 April 2024 at the University of Fort Hare, Bhisho Campus)
Year of Admission:
2021
Email:
mhlanti@group21.co.za
Contact Number:
076 671 2372
Practice areas:
- Administrative Law
- Arbitration
- Competition Law
- Constitutional and Human Rights Law
- Criminal Law
- Insolvency and Company Law
- Insurance
- Labour Law
- Local Government Law
- Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Law
