Brett Tate

Director

Brett is Head of the Commercial Litigation department at Tabacks. He specialises in high level Commercial Litigation, Dispute Resolution and Business Restructuring and Insolvency.

Brett focuses on a wide range of commercial litigation disputes and represents a range of local and multinational listed and blue-chip clients in the pension fund, accounting, banking, mining, renewable energy, construction and manufacturing industries.

Brett completed his articles at a specialist Corporate Commercial boutique firm in Johannesburg in 2005. Brett joined the firm in 2013.

Engagements

  • Conducting a cross border liquidation enquiry for a renewable energy company based in India in relation to a Luxembourg listed company

  • Cross border litigation for a Dubai based asset manager for recovery of funds in excess of R1 billion

  • Advising Business Rescue Practitioners in relation to the Business Rescue proceedings and proceedings for subsequent liquidation of a State Owned airline

  • Advising Bermuda based Holding Company in relation to the conversion of debt in Business Rescue Proceedings for a majority equity stake in a significant mining assets

  • Advising clients in respect of appearances before the Nugent and Zondo Commissions of Inquiry

  • General advisory work and litigation for a Big Four Audit firm

Education

  • BA Law, Rhodes University (2002)

  • LLB, Rhodes University (2004)

Accomplishments

  • Included in The Best Lawyers in South Africa for Insolvency & Reorganisation Law and Litigation, 2021-2023

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