User:Stephan van der Merwe

About

 * Name: Stephan van der Merwe
 * Location: Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa
 * Things I Care About: justice and the law
 * My Websites:
 * stephanvdmerwe.googlepages.com

Practising Attorney of the High Court

 * Member of the Cape Law Society (Membership no.1102)


 * Sole Proprietor of the firm : Stephan vd Merwe Attorneys(Firm no.VF311)
 * stephanvandermerwe.spaces.live.com
 * Founding Editor of The South African Lawkipeda
 * stephanvdmerwe.googlepages.com/indextothesouthafricalawkipedia

Biographical details:

 * Born: 2 July 1977-Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa

Educational qualifications:
School: Parel Vallei High School

Prizes & Awards:
 * Unisa Roll of Honour: Grade II for cello & paino
 * Unisa Hennie Joubert Merit Prize violin
 * Atkv best supporting actor in SA

Leadership:
 * Somerset West Junior Town Council

Tertiary Education:
 * Stellenbosch University (1996-2000)
 * Obtained the degrees: BA (Law) & LL.B
 * Academic achievement:	Dean's Merit List (Class position: 6th – 1999)
 * Extramural activities:

Juridical Society (1999 – 2000)

Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic Student Committee (1999)

Consultant – Stellenbosch Legal Aid Clinic (1999) Tutorial lecturer:  Department of Public Law (1999)

Member of the Student Court (2000)

Tutorial lecturer: Department of Commercial Law (2000)

Chairperson of the Student Court (2001)

Employment history:


 * Part Time Junior Lecturer, Department of Public Law, Stellenbosch University (2001)
 * Research assistant for the Research Unit for Legal and Constitutional Interpre¬tation (joint project between UWC and Stellenbosch University) (2001)
 * Research assistant to Johan de Waal, author of the Bill of Rights Handbook (Juta) and The New Constitutional and Administrative Law (Juta) (2001)
 * Tutorial Lecturer UNISA, Department of Constitutional and Public International Law (2000 – 2001)
 * Candidate Attorney (Registration number : 10623 Cape Law Society) at Kulenkampff & Associates (1 September 2001 – 20 December 2002)
 * Candidate Attorney (Registration Number : 11370) at Abrahams and Gross (3 February 2003 – 31 January 2004)