Cathrine Ashley Makwara

2 April 2024
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About Candidate

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Education

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LLM in Competition Law and Policy 2023-2024
University of the Western Cape

I recently completed my course for my LLM in Competition Law and Policy with an average of 71% focusing on mergers and acquisitions, competition law and the 4th industrial revolution. I am currently now completing my dissertation titled " An

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Bachelor of Laws 2019-2024
University of Fort Hare

I graduated from the University of Fort Hare with a degree average of 77% and 24 distinctions.

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Paralegal Practitioner Certificate 2021
University of Cape Town

I completed the Paralegal Practitioner certificate from the University of Cape Town where I came out with an average of 86%

Work & Experience

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Candidate Attorney June 2023 - December 2023
BH Taula Attorneys

I waa mainly involved in Road Accident Claims from client consultations, drafting of summons, attending pre-trial conferences to settlements

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Externship November 2021 - November 201
Zaahira Tiry Attorneys

I attended a job shadowing experience at Zaahira Tiry Attorneys in Port Elizabeth where I was exposed to client consultations, court applications for gender based violence claims and divorce proceedings.

Awards

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3rd Position Best LLB Student 2019
I was awarded the 3rd best first year LLB student by the University of Fort Hare, Nelson Mandela Faculty of Law.
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Best Speaker for the Nelson R Mandela Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2019
I was awarded the Best Oralist award by the University of Fort Hare, Nelson R Mandela Faculty of Law in the Human Rights Competition.
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Best Oralist and Best Heads of Argument 2023
I was awarded Best Oralist and Best Heads of Argument by the South African Black Women in Law (SABWiL) organisation at the 2023 edition of the Constitutional Court Moot Court Competition