Jaco Hamman holds an LLB degree from the University of the Free State and a Master’s degree in Forensic Accounting from the University of the North West Province. He is an admitted attorney with the right of appearance in the High Court of South Africa and a Commercial Forensic Practitioner (FP) SA, registered with the Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners. Jaco has been a court-annexed mediator since 2014 and a member of the ADR International Register since 2016.
Jaco has been a partner of Hahn & Hahn Attorneys for longer than 12 years and has more than 20 years’ experience. He advises various businesses, from large to small, as well as government departments and parastatals.
Jaco started his career in 2002 at Rossouws Attorneys in Bloemfontein where he was admitted as an attorney. In 2006 he decided to broaden his origins and joined the forensic division of the auditing firm, the then PricewaterhouseCoopers. During this time, he obtained his Master’s degree in forensic accounting and in 2010 moved back into being a full-time practicing attorney, although still practicing as a forensic accountant as well, by joining Hahn & Hahn.
Jaco has advised some of the biggest companies in South Africa such as Shoprite Checkers, KFC, Tiger Brands, the PEG group of companies, the Barnes group of companies, and Restonic, to name but a few.
Jaco has also represented and/or advised the Public Protector of South Africa, the South African Reserve Bank, the National Credit Regulator, the Department of E-Gov, the Construction Industry Development Board, the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development, The Department of Water and Sanitation and various other government departments and institutions.
At Hahn & Hahn Attorneys, Jaco has continued to be appointed as an inspector and repayment administrator in terms of the provisions of the Banks Act and the South African Reserve Bank Act to investigate, amongst others, collective investment schemes.
Jaco assists his clients in the following areas:
Jaco has a positive and long-standing relationship with various regulatory bodies and is up to date with all current legislation and case law, having been intimately involved in the legislative process of several of the most important laws passed by Parliament in recent times.
The ethos of Hahn & Hahn, which Jaco and all of our staff, fully subscribe to, is solving client’s challenges. This means that for us the number one priority is providing a solution to the client which preferably means avoiding courts.
+27 (0)12 055 2120
jaco@hahnlaw.co.za
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