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Member of the Johannesburg Bar

Kameel
Premhid

Advocate of the High Court of South Africa

Practising in constitutional, public, commercial and regulatory law across South Africa and the Southern African Development Community. Holds chambers at the Johannesburg Society of Advocates and a member of the Pan-African Bar Association of South Africa.

Called to the Bar  2016 Chambers  Johannesburg Languages  English
Portrait of Kameel Premhid
Portrait, Johannesburg

01 Profile

A practitioner of public, constitutional,
and commercial law.

A factual statement of background, practice, and standing at the Bar.

Kameel Premhid was called to the Bar in 2016 and practises as an independent referral advocate from chambers in Johannesburg. His work spans public, constitutional, and administrative law, together with commercial and regulatory disputes, other areas of law (particularly labour, family, and criminal law), and pro bono representation. He appears in motion and appellate matters as well as trials and arbitrations, in South Africa and across the wider SADC region, including in foreign jurisdictions such as Namibia.

He read for undergraduate degrees in politics and law and the LLB at Howard College, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He read for an MSc in Higher Education at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. Before practice at the Bar, he served in public policy and research roles.

His professional and public appointments include, at the Bar, membership of the Bar Council of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates, the convenorship of the Human Rights Committee of the General Council of the Bar of South Africa, and membership of the Executive Committee of Advocates for Transformation (Johannesburg). He also serves as a board member of GALA Queer Archive and, with The Rhodes Trust, as Co-Chair (Global South) of the Rhodes Society and a member of the Rhodes Trust Development Committee. A copy of his curriculum vitae is available on request.

02 Areas of practice

Areas in which instructions are accepted.

A non-exhaustive description of the work undertaken. Instructions are received from attorneys. A copy of Kameel’s default briefing terms regarding fees, juniors, and transformation is available on request.

i

Constitutional Law

Bill of Rights litigation, separation of powers, relations between the spheres of state, and judicial review of legislative and executive action.

ii

Public & Administrative Law

Review of administrative action, regulatory and statutory bodies, public-procurement disputes, and matters arising under PAJA.

iii

Commercial Litigation

Contractual and shareholder disputes, restraints of trade, business rescue, insolvency, insurance litigation, and motion and trial proceedings in commercial settings.

iv

Regulatory Matters

Competition, financial services, electronic communications, healthcare, and other industry-specific regulatory proceedings.

v

Labour Law

Individual and collective labour disputes, dismissal review, and matters before the CCMA, bargaining councils, the Labour Court, and the Labour Appeal Court.

vi

Family Law

Divorce and matrimonial property disputes, maintenance, parental rights and responsibilities, and related matters.

vii

Criminal Law

Criminal trials and appeals, including matters arising from regulatory and white-collar contexts.

viii

Trial Practice

Trial work across civil and criminal matters — leading of evidence, cross-examination, and the conduct of opposed motion proceedings that are referred to oral evidence.

ix

Appellate Practice

Appeals and applications for leave to appeal in the High Court, the Supreme Court of Appeal, and the Constitutional Court.

x

SADC & Cross-Border

Matters within the Southern African Development Community, including instructions in foreign jurisdictions where the rules of that Bar permit.

xi

Arbitration

Domestic commercial arbitration under AFSA and ad hoc rules. An anonymised list of arbitral awards is available on request.

xii

Pro Bono

Pro bono representation undertaken in matters of public interest, in line with the obligations of the Bar.

03 Reported judgments

A record of reported and reportable judgments.

Judgments in which counsel appeared — reported or marked as reportable, listed with the most recent first. South African judgments precede those from foreign courts. As at 4 June 2026.

Constitutional Court Supreme Court of Appeal High Court · Gauteng, Pretoria High Court · Gauteng, Johannesburg High Court · Western Cape High Court · Eastern Cape Labour Appeal Court Equality Court Supreme Court of Namibia

    Entries marked Argued were argued or co-argued in court by counsel. The list is provided as a matter of public record, is updated from time to time, and is not warranted to be current. It does not constitute a representation as to outcome and should not be construed as such. An anonymised schedule of arbitrations is available on request from the secretariat.

    04 Advisory & Altruism

    Engagements beyond the Bar.

    Charitable involvements and the limited advisory work undertaken in addition to practice at the Bar.

    Active involvement is maintained with The Rhodes Trust and The Gay and Lesbian Queer Archive (GALA), alongside support — principally by way of donation — of other charitable causes, individuals, and organisations.

    Strategic advice is from time to time provided to individuals and organisations in the fields of politics, public policy, and communications. Subject to availability and to the rules of the Bar, formal and informal appointments to boards and advisory positions, short- and long-term, may be accepted.

    A schedule of current and prior appointments capturing relevant experience can be made available on request. Enquiries of this nature should be directed to the secretariat.

    Charitable
    The Rhodes Trust · The Gay and Lesbian Queer Archive (GALA)
    Advisory
    Politics, public policy, communications — on availability.
    Boards
    Non-executive appointments, both short- and long-term.
    Enquiries
    Direct, in writing, to secretary@premhid.com.

    05 Selected writings

    An archive of written work.

    Essays, guides, and occasional papers, retained here as a matter of record. The archive is curated and updated from time to time.

    Further essays and papers will be added as they are prepared for republication. Requests for copies of any listed work may be directed to the secretariat.

    06 Contact

    Briefing & instructions.

    Instructions for advocacy work are received from attorneys only. Other correspondence may be directed to the secretariat. A copy of Kameel’s default briefing terms regarding fees, juniors, and transformation is available on request.

    Counsel
    counsel@premhid.com Direct email · attorneys’ instructions
    Secretariat
    secretary@premhid.com For all correspondence
    Switchboard
    +27 11 290 4000 Monday – Friday · 07:00 – 16:00
    Mobile
    +27 71 676 3878 WhatsApp only
    Enquiries (Secretariat)
    +27 64 921 7482 Mobile & WhatsApp
    Chambers
    Group One Advocates, 2 Pybus Road, Sandton, South Africa Hours: Monday – Friday · 09:00 – 17:00

    Note to Members of the Public Counsel may only accept instructions from a duly admitted attorney of the High Court. If you do not have an attorney, or if you are self-represented, please instruct an attorney before contacting counsel. The secretariat is available for all non-advocacy enquiries.

    For correspondents Written enquiries should set out, in brief, the nature of the matter, the court in which it is or will be pending, the parties (or their pseudonyms), any time-sensitive deadlines, and the attorney’s contact details.