Thabo Gift Labea

BACKGROUND

Thabo Lebea is the managing director at Lebea Inc. Attorneys. He has extensive knowledge and over 17 years’ experience in labour and employment law including drafting papers for urgent applications, unfair dismissals, prosecuting and opposing review applications at the Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court and Supreme Court of Appeal.

Thabo has successfully represented domestic and multinational clients in diverse industries and sectors in both listed and unlisted corporate environments including local and public government, media, insurance, and aviation.  

He represents numerous clients, including banks, financial institutions, insurers, mining houses, pharmaceutical companies, construction companies, hotel groups and IT companies.

Thabo has conducted seminars, presentations, training and workshops, including taking part in discussion panels across the country on many topics in various areas of law.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Employment Law & Labour Relations Issues
• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Litigation, Dispute Resolution & Debt Collecting
• Forensic Investigations
• Consulting

QUALIFICATIONS

• LLB – 2008

YEARS EXPERIENCE

• 17 Years

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Employment Law and Labour Relations

• Thabo specialises in large employment law matters. His expertise covers business transfers, retrenchment, misconduct cases, Sexual harassment, unfair labour practices, social media law, and engagement and termination of executives.
• He also specialises in the representation of clients in disciplinary hearings, CCMA arbitration and other tribunals. He further sits in various tribunals wherein he chairs disciplinary hearings and other dispute resolution mechanisms. He has acted as a Chairperson and an Initiator for various clients.
• Thabo has extensive understanding of the end-to-end process of initiating a disciplinary hearing. He understands the legislative process needed to initiate a hearing (e.g. reasons for progressive discipline in a workplace, implementation of grievance and disciplinary procedures, etc.)

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Thabo heads up the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice at Lebea Inc. Attorneys where he specialises in domestic and cross-border litigation, with expertise in arbitration and High Court litigation.
• He has advised clients extensively in transactional disputes, shareholder and company law disputes, contractual claims, and insolvency and business rescue issues.
• He has successfully represented numerous clients, including banks, financial institutions, insurers, mining houses, pharmaceutical companies, construction companies, hotel groups and IT companies.

Corporate and Commercial Law

• Thabo also specialises in Corporate and Commercial law. He has acted for domestic and multinational clients in diverse industries and sectors including- Local and Public Government, Advertising, Insurance and Aviation, in both listed and unlisted corporate environments.
• He has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating and leading complex corporate transactions. In addition, he also has experience in negotiating and drafting tailor-made commercial agreements.
• Thabo has conducted seminars, presentations, training and workshops, including taking part in discussion panels across the country on many topics in various areas of law.