Petrus van der Walt is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution division at VDT Attorneys Inc. Petrus is a skilled and assertive commercial litigation attorney with a keen interest in commercial law and general litigation. Intricate cases excite him, as they offer an opportunity to apply the ever developing law to real-life situations in innovative ways.
Petrus is trained in commercial forensic investigations and relishes the opportunity to use his investigative and other skills to evaluate matters, apply the relevant substantive and procedural law as it relates to the real-life situation at hand and obtain a positive outcome for his clients.
Petrus is an avid fisherman and licensed skipper. He enjoys anything from deep-sea bottom fishing in the Southern Cape seas to fly-fishing in the remoter areas of the Vaal, Orange and Western Cape river systems.
- Corporate and commercial litigation
- Contract law
- Insurance law
- Banking and finance
- Debt recovery
- Property law
- Delictual law
- Labour law
- Insolvency
- Medical and medical negligence law
- General litigation
- LLB, University of Pretoria (2018)
- Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (2021)
- Certificate in Commercial Forensic Investigation, North-West University Business School (2022)
- Certificate in Commercial Forensic Information Technology, North-West University Business School (2023)
- Certificate in Commercial Forensic Accounting, North-West University Business School (2022)