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Aslam Moosajee
practical experience
Aslam Moosajee is a senior lawyer and an Executive at ENS in the Dispute Resolution practice.
He is also a Centre for Dispute Resolution accredited mediator and a member of International Court of Arbitration South Africa, National Committee Nominations Commission , the Central Gauteng Lions’ Cricket’s Legal and Governance sub-committee, the Legal Practice Council and the Johannesburg Attorneys Association.
He specialises in commercial and financial litigation, as well as constitutional and administrative law, arbitrations and mediations and has done so for over 2 decades. He has advised clients across a wide range of industries including financial services, telecommunications, energy, education and media. He also advises Government departments and State-owned entities in regard to dispute resolution.
Aslam’s experience includes advising and representing clients in a number of precedent setting cases, including those relating to the South African National Credit Act, 2005, the Companies Act, the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, the termination of banker customer relationships, claims arising from loadshedding implemented by the Eskom, the generator and distributor of electricity in South Africa and in resolving sport-related disputes. He also specialises in giving advice in regard to defamation matters and crisis management.
Aslam also has extensive arbitration and mediation experience.
He has examined candidate legal practitioners for exams that they are required to complete for the purposes of being admitted as an attorney and has written numerous articles relating to legal development and he has also been interviewed many times on radio and television.
Aslam is ranked as a leading/recommended lawyer by the following publications:
- Chambers Global Guide 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 – Dispute Resolution (South Africa)
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 –Dispute Resolution (South Africa)
- Best Lawyers® 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 - Litigation (South Africa)
- In 2021 and 2023, Aslam was named Litigation Lawyer of the year (South Africa) by Best Lawyers®
- Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award - Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year in South Africa – 2024
- Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award - Financial Institutions Litigation Lawyer of the Year in South Africa – 2024
- Recognised as a leading lawyer by Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders Commercial Litigation 2024
- Global Law Experts named Aslam as the Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year in South Africa – 2025
- Leaders in Law named Aslam as Dispute Resolution Expert of the Year in South Africa – 2025, 2024
- Recognised by Lexology as a leading author by the Lexology Legal Influencers for Dispute resolution - Africa and Middle East since 2020
qualifications
- BCom (University of Durban Westville)
- LLB (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Diploma in Insolvency Law (University of Johannesburg)
- Certificate in Competition Law (University of the Witwatersrand)
- Advanced Short Course in Business Rescue Practice (University of South Africa)
- Emerging Leaders in Law Firms Programme (Harvard Law School)
- Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa
- Accredited Mediator (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution)
