Cassidy Wood
Associate | Johannesburg
Contact
T: +27 11 669 9403
E: cassidy.wood@bowmanslaw.com
Overview
Cassidy has experience in a broad range of matters, including general commercial litigation, contractual and delictual claims, urgent applications, class-action litigation, administrative law, trial and motion proceedings, and private arbitrations. In addition, she has worked on various employment and benefits matters, and she has assisted with construction litigation.
During her time at Bowmans, Cassidy has assisted in complex disputes involving multinational clients, major corporate clients, government departments, and state-owned entities. She has been involved in drafting pleadings, notices, settlement agreements, and legal opinions.
Experience
Cassidy has advised/assisted:
- A large multinational auditing firm in opposing claims from ex-employees of a former audit client.
- An international mining company in relation to ongoing class action certification proceedings.
- Public transport operators in multiple disputes regarding state funding and administration.
- One of the country’s largest beverage manufacturers in commercial and contractual disputes across its range of operations.
- A large South African company in multiple urgent applications against several state respondents.
- Major corporate clients involved in contractual disputes and negotiating settlement agreements.
- A major non-profit organisation with an employment-related investigation.
- Multinational brewing and food-manufacturing companies in various proceedings against distributors.
- A multinational company in multi-million Rand private arbitration proceedings.
- A state-owned entity in pending arbitration proceedings.
- A state-owned entity with investigations against its former employees and related litigation.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Qualifications
Education
- LLB (magna cum laude), University of Cape Town.
- BSocSci in Law and Psychology (with distinction), University of Cape Town.
Professional Memberships
- Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Overview
Cassidy has experience in a broad range of matters, including general commercial litigation, contractual and delictual claims, urgent applications, class-action litigation, administrative law, trial and motion proceedings, and private arbitrations. In addition, she has worked on various employment and benefits matters, and she has assisted with construction litigation.
During her time at Bowmans, Cassidy has assisted in complex disputes involving multinational clients, major corporate clients, government departments, and state-owned entities. She has been involved in drafting pleadings, notices, settlement agreements, and legal opinions.
Experience
Cassidy has advised/assisted:
- A large multinational auditing firm in opposing claims from ex-employees of a former audit client.
- An international mining company in relation to ongoing class action certification proceedings.
- Public transport operators in multiple disputes regarding state funding and administration.
- One of the country’s largest beverage manufacturers in commercial and contractual disputes across its range of operations.
- A large South African company in multiple urgent applications against several state respondents.
- Major corporate clients involved in contractual disputes and negotiating settlement agreements.
- A major non-profit organisation with an employment-related investigation.
- Multinational brewing and food-manufacturing companies in various proceedings against distributors.
- A multinational company in multi-million Rand private arbitration proceedings.
- A state-owned entity in pending arbitration proceedings.
- A state-owned entity with investigations against its former employees and related litigation.
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