Candidate Legal Practitioner

Luyanda Maema

Luyanda is a Candidate Legal Practitioner at PPM Attorneys. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of laws obtained from the University of the Witwatersrand. She brings strong research, writing and organisational skills, approaching every task with precision and initiative.

Luyanda has experience in Cyberlaw, Privacy Law and POPIA, Information Security, Media Law and Technology and Telecommunications.

Outside of the legal space, Luyanda enjoys solving puzzles and strategy games. She has a creative side too, with a strong appreciation for visual art and design. When she’s not indoors, she enjoys hiking and camping.

Experience

 

Commercial Law Experience

  • Reviewing various commercial contracts, non-disclosure agreements and privacy agreements for clients.
  • Drafting of legal memorandums and opinions for clients.
  • Assisted on due diligence projects for commercial and licensing and regulation.
  • Drafted a visa expenses agreement.
  • Drafted letters of demand to enforce Clients’ rights under lease agreements.
  • Advised clients on their rights and obligations under lease agreements.
  • Advised client on rights and obligations under a loan agreement.
  • Advised client and drafted an advisory memorandum on their rights under a service level agreement (SLA).
  • Drafted an advisory memo on termination rights in terms of an SLA.

 

Intellectual Property Law Experience

  • Trademark registrations and applications and monitoring thereof.
  • Drafted and advised on a contract matrix involving IP rights in the media law industry.

 

Information, Communications and Technology (“ICT”) Law Experience

  • Drafting advisory opinions for clients.
  • Drafted and reviewed privacy and IT related policies.
  • Assisted in reporting security data breaches to the Information Regulator.

 

Privacy Law Experience

  • Assisted with reporting data breaches to the Information Regulator.
  • Drafted memoranda advising clients on responding to a security breaches and steps for POPIA compliance.
  • Advised on POPIA compliance in the context of Johannesburg municipal by-laws.
  • Reviewing privacy policies for data privacy and compliance programs involving the Protection of Personal Information Act.
  • Reviewing privacy notices and data transfer agreements.
  • Drafting privacy policies eg consent management procedure, records of processing procedure, security compromise, etc.

 

Procurement & Administrative Law Experience

  • Drafted a memorandum advising on calling up a guarantee, the process to liquidate a state-owned entity and arbitration procedures between state entities.
  • Assisted with a probity review in respect of alleged tender irregularities.
  • Drafted an advisory memo on the validity of the tender process and legal consequences of irregularities.
  • Advised client on the fairness of a public tender bidding process.

 

Telecommunications & Regulatory Compliance Experience

  • Attended to ICASA related compliance matters and drafting compliance related advice.
  • ECNS and ECS licence applications at ICASA.
  • Prepared compliance documentation for ICASA ECS licence maintenance.
  • Drafted a code of conduct for and ECS and ECNS licensee.
  • Attended to Radio Dealer Certificate application.
  • Advised on ICASA radio spectrum frequency licences and general compliance obligations.
  • Attended to compliance and enforcement related matters for telecommunication companies.

 

General Litigation Experience

  • Copyright infringement litigation.
  • Drafting High Court and Magistrate Court pleadings, eg summons, notices, discovery affidavits etc, from the inception to the completion of matters.
  • Drafting and negotiating settlement agreements.
  • Drafting letters of demand.
  • Attending at the relevant court.

 

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