Johan van Zyl

Director

A practicing attorney, conveyancer and director of various boards, Johan distinguishes himself as a property and commercial legal specialist.

Capable of handling all legal aspects of property development, from inception to conclusion, Johan offers pivotal assistance to property developers and is often integral to successfully negotiating various large commercial transactions.

Johan’s position as legal representative of the Public Investments Corporation, one of the largest investment managers on the African continent managing in excess of R1,4-trillion, is a testament to the extent of his experience, expertise and knowledge in the property and commercial fields.

Tershia Ramjee née Calien

Director

Spearheading the litigation department, Tershia Ramjee’s drive and commitment to excellence has taken her from professional assistant at the firm to director, in which role she is actively involved in the day-to-day management of the firm, the staff and the firm’s finances on an executive/director level.

Tershia’s professionalism also makes her a valuable legal representative of various large corporations, including but not limited to:

> The Public Investment Corporations litigation panel – the duly authorized agents of the Government Employees Pension Fund which administers more than R1,4-trillion on behalf of its members.

Services rendered to the Public Investment Corporation range from collections on arrear commercial property rentals (and residential rentals), drafting of lease agreements, legal training, arbitrations, negotiations and litigation, legal opinion on legislation and general advice on the complexities of the property industry.

 > Isolve Business Solutions, an accredited Microsoft partner.

Tershia acts as legal advisor in various litigious matters as well as on matters relating to employment and labour disputes, and Property Transactions. 

 > The Community Property Company

Tershia advises on matters ranging from collections on arrear commercial property rentals, drafting of lease agreements, legal training, arbitrations, negotiations and litigation, legal opinions on legislation and general advice on the complexities of the property industry.

Carika Curlewis

Associate

The firm’s conveyancing department is spearheaded by Carika Curlewis, an admitted attorney, conveyancer and notary.

Carika has experience in property-related work in both commercial and residential developments and township management (ordinance and DFA) as well as extension of township boundaries and notarial-related work such as Notarial Tie Agreements, Notarial Servitudes, Notarial Cessions and Antenuptial Contracts.

Carika is ideally situated to assist you with your property needs from the very inception of your project.

The tranquility of nature is mostly appreciated by Carika. She is also quite an athlete who enjoys a good run and is a sportswoman at heart.

Rochelle Jo-van Roos

Attorney

Rochelle Roos is an associate at Wessels & van Zyl Inc. and is part of the commercial and property law division of the Pretoria branch. Rochelle successfully completed her articles at Wessels & van Zyl Inc. and was admitted as an attorney in 2015.

Rochelle’s particular area of expertise is in the field of general commercial law which includes drafting commercial agreements (such as Subscription Agreements, Sale of Shares Agreements, Service Level Agreements, Shareholders Agreements and Buy and Sell Agreements), contractual disputes, formation of companies (including drafting bespoke constitution documents), forming new trusts, estate planning, drafting of wills and administrating deceased estates.

Rochelle holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Pretoria. She was on the Dean’s List of Merits for Exceptional Academic Achievement from 2010 to 2013. Before joining Wessels & van Zyl Inc. she was a research and academic assistant at the University of Pretoria, and presented lectures on Intellectual Property Law and Law of Things. Rochelle is also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.

During her spare time, Rochelle enjoys cooking and taking cookery courses. Furthermore, she has a keen interest in travel and enjoys experiencing new cultures and environments. She tries to make a difference wherever she goes and therefore she devotes some of her spare time in reaching out in the community. Rochelle has launched an outreach program for disadvantaged, mental and physical disabled children, called Pneuma Underprivileged South African Children Foundation. The program focuses on community work and raising funds for the Boikanyo Children’s Shelter.

Suré Fischer

Attorney

Suré obtained her Bachelors of Law degree at the University of Pretoria in 2016. She joined Wessels & Van Zyl Inc. in 2017 as a candidate attorney. She was admitted as an attorney in 2019

Suré is currently part of the trusts and estates department of the Pretoria branch, where she attends to amongst other things, the registration of new trusts, amendment of trustees or trust deeds, ensuring that current trust deeds are in accordance with trust legislation, estate planning, drafting of wills and testaments and administration of deceased estates. 

During her time in University, Suré was on the Dean’s List of Merits for Exceptional Academic Achievement as well as a Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society for Academic Achievement. She also dedicated her free time as tutor in the University’s Department of Private Law where she presented tutorials and lectures in Law of Contracts and Law of Succession.