Mosdell Pama & Cox Attorneys

Clifford Eardly Mosdell

Director Cliff practices mainly at our Knysna office and attends to commercial and litigation matters. He was admitted to practice as an attorney, a notary and a conveyancer in 1963 after obtaining a Dip Iuris from the University of the Orange Free State.

Perino Pama

Director Perino practices mainly in Plettenberg Bay. He holds the degrees BA, LLB and LLM (Masters in Public Law) (UCT). He was admitted to practice in April 1992. He was employed by Hofmeyr Herbstein & Gihwala in Cape Town as a Professional Assistant until October 1993. Perino Pama specialises in Commercial Law, Civil Litigation (Magistrate and High Court), Local Government, Labour, Road Accident Fund, Estates and Trusts. He is the Vice-President of the Cape Law Society (which regulates three Cape Provinces). He is also a member of their disciplinary committee. He was admitted as a Notary in April 2007 and was admitted as a solicitor for England and Wales on 1 February 2010 (non-practising).

Andrew J Cox

Director Andrew holds the degrees of BA and LLB (UCT) and practices in our Plettenberg Bay office. He served articles with DG Sonderup & Co in Johannesburg and was admitted to practice in 1992. He practiced for his own account in Belville, Cape Town until he joined us in 1999. He is an admitted conveyancer. Andrew is a general practitioner who concentrates on general property and commercial matters.

Lesley Mokgoro

Director Lesley holds the degrees LL.B, LL.M (Labour Law) and LL.M (Corporate Law). Lesley provides a variety of litigation services ranging from recruitment, selection and appointment disputes/processes to CCMA/Bargaining Council disputes and Labour Court litigation. The services that he renders include presiding over and prosecuting disciplinary hearings, drafting of legal opinions on labour related matters, rendering advice on retrenchment disputes, drafting and reviewing of employment contracts, representing clients at arbitrations and in limine proceedings, annually reviewing recruitment-, selection- and appointment policies, drafting and presenting/opposing review applications at the Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court, dispute resolution, arbitration services, drafting liquor licensing applications/transfers and appearing on behalf of clients at the Liquor Board, chairing occupational health and safety investigations as well as representing clients at the Department of Labour’s health and safety investigations.

Emile Schmidt

Consultant Emile holds the degrees BA LLB (University of Stellenbosch) (UCT) and works in the Knysna office. He worked as a Public Prosecutor between December 1988 and April 1990. He served articles at Loots, Steenkamp Attorneys in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal and was admitted to practice in 1992. He remained with Loots Steenkamp attorneys as a Professional Assistant until 1994. He practiced for his own account as Emile Schmidt Attorneys in Pietermaritzburg between October 1994 and 1998. In January 1999 he joined the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund in Botswana after which he joined Minchin & Kelly Attorneys. Emile Schmidt specialises in Civil Litigation (Magistrate and High Court) as well as MVA matters.

Yogesh Pama

Consultant Yogesh, B Iuris, Attorney, Notary and Conveyancer has been in practising since 1964. Yogesh Pama specialises in Conveyancing and Matrimonial matters at our Knynsa branch.

Ed Harris

Consultant Ed holds the degrees of BA LLB (Rhodes). He is an attorney, notary, conveyancer and auctioneer and was a partner in the firm of Minchin and Kelly in Mafikeng for 20 years. He was a founder member of the Law Society of Bophuthatswana in 1986 and served as president from 1989 to 1992. He moved to Knysna in 1997 and practised in partnership and for his own account until he joined Mosdell Pama and Cox at their Knysna office in October 2009. He practices mainly in the fields of conveyancing and liquor law.

Louis Nel

Consultant Louis has a B.Iur degree from Unisa and a post graduate diploma in Commercial Law from UCT. He served his articles with the well known Cape Town firm of Herold Gie & Broadhead and after being admitted as an attorney and conveyancer in 1967, moved to George to join Raubenheimer & Hartnady. He practised for his own account in Durbanville and thereafter amalgamated with a local firm to become known as Smit Nel Kruger & Potgieter with branches in Claremont and Kraaifontein. He relocated in 1999 to Knysna. Louis has for many years been on the Rate Payers Asssociation of Brenton. He is a consultant and specialises in the administration of deceased estates, wills, trusts and conveyancing.

Cindy Allan

Associate Cindy is an Attorney who practices at the Plettenberg Bay office. She has a LLB from the University of Pretoria, where she achieved an average of 70% throughout her studies. She went to school at Afrikaans High School in Sasolburg. She was admitted as an attorney in September 2008. She was awarded the highest aggregate in the February 2008 Attorneys’ Admission Examination by the Cape Law Society.

Donald Curtis

Associate Donald practices mainly in our Knysna offices. He obtained his L.L.B. degree cum laude from R.A.U. (now the University of Johannesburg), receiving the prestigious Faculty of Law Medal for best law student in his graduating class. Thereafter he completed his articles in Johannesburg and was admitted as an attorney in 2009. Donald has particular interest and experience in criminal law and general litigation (especially motor vehicle accident and personal injury claims)

Historical overview of our Firm

The firm Mosdell Pama & Cox, as presently constituted, came about as follows :

• Perino Pama and his wife Elbie Burger, both of whom are attorneys, established a law firm in 1993 and commenced practicing as Burger & Pama in Woodmill Lane, Knysna;
• shortly thereafter, Clifford Mosdell and Sue Mosdell, both of whom are also attorneys, moved to Knysna and established the law firm Mosdell & Mosdell in March 1994;
• during October 1994, the practices of Burger & Pama and Mosdell & Mosdell amalgamated to form the firm Mosdell & Pama.  Elbie Pama (previously Burger) set up her own firm to be known as Burger and Associates;
• on 1 January 1999, the firm opened an office in Plettenberg Bay to service their Plettenberg Bay clients;
• on 1 September 1999, Andrew Cox was appointed as a partner situated in the Plettenberg Bay office. The firm was renamed Mosdell, Pama & Cox in late 2001;
• in March 2003, Perino Pama relocated to the Plettenberg Bay office; and
• in September 2011, the Knysna partnership was sold to Mosdell Pama and Cox-Knysna Incorporated with registration number 2010/016967/21.
• in September 2011, the Plettenberg Bay partnership was sold to Mosdell Pama and Cox-Plettenberg Bay Incorporated with registration number 2010/016500/21.
  

Each of these amalgamations were motivated primarily by the growth which took place in the various firms involved, the need to rationalise and share resources and, above all, the need for the individual practitioners to each be able to specialise in their own fields of expertise so that none would be required to be a “jack of all trades”. 

The practice now consists of four directors, namely Clifford Mosdell, Perino Pama, Andy Cox and Lesley Mokgoro. They are assisted by four consultants being Emile Schmidt, Yogesh Pama, Ed Harris, and Louis Nel and Associates: Cindy Allan and Donald Curtis.

Mosdell, Pama and Cox becomes a member of the Phatshoane Henney Group of Associated Firms

We are proud and excited to announce that our firm has become an associated member of the Phatshoane Henney Group of Associated Firms, South Africa’s Largest Association of Law Firms with effect from 1 February 2012.

• The Phatshoane Henney Group is a national group of independent law firms practising in association but not in partnership and with separate liability. This fast growing group comprises of 25 prominent law firms across South Africa with more than 225 experienced professionals and a national service directory of specialist services.

• Through our membership of the Phatshoane Henney Group we gain access to important legal and research support services, strategic and business development support, and training and development services which enable us to enhance our practice and improve our service offering to our clients.

• The group and each member firm supports transformation and black economic empowerment and endorses the group initiatives to proactively implement black economic empowerment and skills development initiatives within each firm to ensure that firms meet black economic empowerment requirements and is recognized as a BEE supplier.

• As part of our initiative to address our BEE profile and create an environment of transformation, more than 25% of our firm’s equity will be taken up by Black representatives of the Phatshoane Henney Group, to act as non-executive directors of the firm and assist the firm with proactively managing its BEE, Employment Equity, Skills Development and other strategic issues of relevance to the firm. These initiatives in addition to enterprise development initiatives and a focus on preferential procurement will assist Mosdell, Pama & Cox to engage in transformation and achieve a high level of BEE compliance, demonstrating the commitment of the firm to BEE.

• We believe that our association with this pre-eminent legal group will enable Mosdell, Pama & Cox to further distinguish itself as a leader in the provision of legal services in the region and enable it to better serve and meet the needs of its clients with excellence. For more information regarding the Phatshoane Henney Group, please visit the group website at www.phfirms.co.za

Knysna Office

Physical Address: 19 Pledge Square, 48 Main Street Knysna
Postal Address: PO Box 997 Knysna
Telephone: +27(0)44 3825333
Fax: +27(0)44 3825721
Email: mpcknysna@mpc.law.za

Knysna Office Directions

Turn into Pledge Square, opposite new Spar centre in main road. Go up ramp past wooden water wheel. Do a U-turn at the top, you will see the entrance to our practice.

Latitude: -34.03438148165436
Longitude: 23.045217990875244

Plettenberg Bay Office

Physical Address: 6 High Street Plettenberg Bay
Postal Address: PO Box 2180 Plettenberg Bay
Telephone: +27(0)44 533 1101
Fax: +27(0)44 533 1115
Email: ppama@mpc.law.za

Plettenberg Bay Office Directions

If you are travelling from Knysna on the N2, turn right at the circle onto Marine drive (at the Shell garage). When you see the taxi rank on your left and a three level brown building on your right, turn right at High Street and we are the third building on the right: No 6 High Street

Latitude: -34.05651719884448
Longitude: 23.370248079299927