Duncan Harley Murray June 2024

Duncan Harley Murray
+27 (0) 84 625 1093 [email protected]

Bloemfontein, Free State, 9301 http://www.linkedin.com/in/dhm -rsa
Skills & • Admitted attorney with the Right of Appearance in the High Court of South
Abilities Africa
• Legal Research
• Drafting of Pleadings
• Drafting of Contracts
• Training
• Organizational skills
• Administrative experience
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Communication skills
• Commercial and Contract Law
• Financial Management
• Dispute Resolution
• AJS Accounting Software
• Leadership
• Code B driver’s license
• Fast learning
• Works well under pressure
• Results driven
• Dedicated
Work Managing Director

Experience Lovius Block Attorneys (Bloemfontein, Free State)
March 2020 → present
• Highly experienced in litigation within the High Court of South Africa as well as
Appeals to the Supreme Court of Appeal
• Well versed in action and application proceedings
• Briefing of, and working with counsel on complex High Court actions and
applications
• Debt Collections in the Magistrate's and High Court
• Legal recoveries for numerous financial institutions
• Asset recovery in the High Court
• Correspondent Work in the High and Supreme Court of Appeal
• Experienced in General Civil Litigation, Construction Disputes, Restraints of
Trade and Urgent Applications in the High Court
• Experienced in General Civil Litigation within the Magistrate's Court
• Experienced in Labour Disputes, including internal disciplinary hearings,
arbitrations at the CCMA / various Bargaining Councils and Reviews to the
Labour Court
• Experienced in commercial law, with the drafting of general legal contracts,
including but not limited to employment agreements containing restraints of
trade, credit applications inclusive of suretyships, lease agreements
(residential and business), franchise agreements, acknowledgments of debt
and undertaking to repay in instalments
• Enforcement of contracts and or dispute resolution when such contracts were
breached
• Training of Candidate Attorneys
• Managing Director of a law firm comprising of over 40 employees on different
employment levels (unskilled labour to professionals)
• Managing and resolving internal and external complaints
• General day to day management of the company and its finances
Pa rtner / Director
Lovius Block Attorneys (Bloemfontein, Free State)
March 2015 → present
• Highly experienced in litigation within the High Court of South Africa as well as
• Briefing of, and working with counsel on complex High Court actions and
applications
• Debt Collections in the Magistrate's and High Court
• Legal recoveries for numerous financial institutions
• Asset recovery in the High Court
• Experienced in General Civil Litigation, Restraints of Trade and Urgent
Applications in the High Court
• Experienced in General Civil Litigation within the Magistrate's Court
• Experienced in Labour Disputes, including internal disciplinary hearings,
arbitrations at the CCMA / various Bargaining Councils and Reviews to the
Labour Court
• Experienced in commercial law, with the drafting of general legal contracts,
including but not limited to employment agreements containing restraints of
trade, credit applications inclusive of suretyships, lease agreements
(residential and business), franchise agreements, acknowledgments of debt
and undertaking to repay in instalments
• Enforcement of contracts and or dispute resolution when such contracts were
breached
• Assisted the Managing Director of the law firm in its general day to day
management of the company, its employee's and finances
Professiona l Assistant
April 2012 → February 2015
• Obtained Right of Appearance in the High Court of South Africa in May 2012
2
• Predominantly practised within the debt collection division, including
recoveries within in the Magistrate's and High Court
• Secondary practice within the firms Labour department, with focus on internal
disciplinary hearings, arbitrations at the CCMA / various Bragaining Councils
and Reviews to the Labour Court
• Gained experience in litigation within the High Court of South Africa as well as
• Gained experience in General Civil Litigation, and Urgent Applications
• Gained experience in drafting of general legal agreements and processes.
Cand idate Attorney

January 2010 → March 2012
In profession training in terms of the now defunct Attorneys Act, with roles in:
• General Civil Litigation
• Urgent Applications
• Legal Drafting
• Labour Disputes in the CCMA and Labour Court
• Assisting and briefing Counsel
• Arguing opposed and unopposed motions in the Magistrate's Court
Education Professiona l Degree in LLB

University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, Free State)
January 2008 → December 2009
Undergradua te Degree in BCom (Law)

University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, Free State)
January 2004 → December 2007
Copies available upon request.
Communication English
Home language
Fluency in reading, writing and speaking
Af rikaans
Additional language
Fluency in reading, writing and speaking
Certifications Admitted Attorney of the High Court

/ Licenses Practicing Attorney registered with the Legal Practice Council
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References Mr Peter Yazbek – Lovius B lock Attorneys
Mr Lucian Companie – PH Inc Attorneys
Contact details available upon request.

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Duncan Harley Murray

+27 (0) 84 625 1093 [email protected]

Work Managing Director

Cand idate Attorney

Education Professiona l Degree in LLB

Undergradua te Degree in BCom (Law)

Copies available upon request.

Certifications Admitted Attorney of the High Court

Contact details available upon request.

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