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Claire Gaul
Claire Gaul
Position: Partner, Head of Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group
 
Telephone: +27 11 530 5826
 
Fax: +27 11 530 6826
 
Department: Employment and Employee Benefits, Black Economic Empowerment, Information Law
 
Office: Johannesburg

Claire is a partner and head of the Employment and Employee Benefits Practice at Webber Wentzel. After completing her articles at Webber Wentzel in 2003, she was appointed as an associate in the employment law department.

Claire graduated with the degrees BA, BA Honours (with distinction) and LLB (with distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand, and has completed her LLM (Labour Law) through the University of Johannesburg. Claire has also obtained a certificate from the University of the Witwatersrand in Advanced Company Law.

Areas of expertise
  • Advising clients on all employment law issues
  • Drafting of contracts
  • Labour and general litigation in employment tribunals
  • Labour and High Courts
  • Employment related commercial law
  • Sexual harassment advice
  • Employment equity
  • Advice on restraints of trade
  • Unfair competition law
  • Developing employment policies and procedures
  • Advice on all employment related legislation
  • Due diligences
  • Executive employment; transfers of businesses
  • Advice on occupational health and safety
  • Advice on social and labour plans
  • Labour law training
  • Data protection
    • Top matters
  • Acquisition of Kelvin Power Station.
  • University of South Africa – restructuring.
  • Advising a number of corporates on a confidential basis on Corporate Governance issues including removal and discharge of Executive Directors.
  • Advising on the Wal-Mart / Massmart transaction.
  • Advising Chinese client on employment and health and safety aspects of proposed development of a nuclear power plant in South Africa.
  • Advising Tanzania Cigarette Corporation on aspects of Tanzanian Employment Law.
  • Advising Maxam Dantex Explosives in relation to employment aspects of its expansion into West and East Africa.
  • Advising Astrapak on its corporate reorganisation.