Partner
Bowmans
nadine.mather@bowmanslaw.com
South Africa
Nadine Mather is an experienced data protection and employment law attorney. She is a thought leader in respect of both data protection and employment laws and is highly valued by her clients in this regard.
Nadine has conducted various presentations on the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) at conferences and webinars for external parties and has participated in a number of panel discussions with the Information Regulator. Nadine has also conducted lectures on the processing of personal information for the University of Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg.
Nadine advises on a wide range of data protection matters, including for example, transferring personal information to holding companies abroad, the sharing of personal information with third parties, the processing of special/sensitive personal information and compliance with the provisions of POPIA.
Nadine’s expertise in employment laws is also trusted by clients, including FLSmidth, Foskor, and the Public Servants Association. She specialises in employment related issues, including corporate restructuring, restraints of trade, retrenchments, employment equity, employee benefits, independent contractors and unfair dismissals. She also drafts employment contracts, policies and other employment related agreements.
She works closely with her corporate colleagues to advise on the employment and data protection consequences of commercial transactions (sales of business, sales of shares etc). She also assists clients in employment litigation at the CCMA, Bargaining Councils and the Labour Court.
Nadine is an author of the Employment Law Update column in the De Rebus magazine and has published a number of articles on data protection and employment law. She is also committee member of the Young Scholars Society of SASLAW and is a member of SASLAW.
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