With a focus on commercial law, Pieter Kruger acts for a wide variety of clients. He provides advice on issues such as succession planning, insolvency and contracts, including franchise agreements.
Pieter also regularly acts for people in both New South Wales and Victoria in estate litigation matters where the will-maker has not made adequate provision for next of kin.
Born in South Africa and fluent in Afrikaans, Pieter is a highly experienced lawyer, with a legal career spanning more than 20 years and law firms in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Expertise
- Contract advice and drafting
- Franchise agreements
- Succession planning
- Insolvency litigation
- Contract disputes
- Estate litigation
Career history
- since 2010, Slater & Gordon (associate)
- 2010 Adams Leyland (lawyer)
- 2009 – 2010 Jeff Francis (lawyer)
- 2008 – 2009 Hargraves Lawyers (lawyer)
- 2001 – 2008 Stevenson Campbell, New Zealand (partner)
- 1991 – 2000 Van Rensburg Kruger Rakwena, South Africa (principal lawyer)
Professional qualifications & admissions
- 2008 Admitted Supreme Court of Victoria
- 2002 Admitted High Court of New Zealand
- 1996 Master of Business Leadership, University of South Africa
- 1992 Admitted as conveyancer, South Africa
- 1991 Admitted as lawyer, South Africa
- 1988 Bachelor of Laws, University of South Africa
- 1986 Bachelor of Jurisprudence, University of South Africa
Memberships and associations
- Law Institute of Victoria
Cultural heritage
- Born in South Africa to Afrikaans-speaking parents.
- Fluent in Afrikaans