Summary Profile
Terry Winstanley is a Director and National Head of the firm's
Environmental law practice. Terry is one of the leading environmental lawyers
in South Africa. She has wide experience in environmental law and policy in
Southern Africa in a field in which she has worked exclusively for the last 15
years. Her commercial clients are drawn from the energy, petro-chemicals,
forestry, pulp and paper, mining and manufacturing sectors. Her government
clients include national, provincial and local governments including those of
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, the Western Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Cape Town,
Durban and Johannesburg. Terry is the immediate Past President of the
Environmental Law Association of South Africa and the Chairperson of the
Associated Law Societies of South Africa's Committee on Environmental law.
Career
Terry completed her articles in Durban in 1991. She worked in a large
corporate law firm in Durban where she co-founded the first dedicated
environmental and planning law department in South Africa before establishing a
boutique environmental law firm based in Cape Town, through which entity she
practiced for 11 years. She joined Cliffe Dekker (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as
a Director in 2008.
Education/ Qualifications
BA, Hons, MA, LLB, LLM, University of KwaZulu Natal
Registered for
PhD in Environmental Law, University of Cape Town
Year of admission:
1992
Experience
- General advice on the regulatory and compliance aspects of
environmental, occupational, health and safety law
- Clients include the Airport Company of South Africa, BHP Billiton
subsidiaries, EnviroServ, Holcim, Sappi and Sasol
- Advising on potential environmental, health and safety liability in
pre-acquisition due diligence exercises
- Providing legal input into the implementation of ISO 14001 accredited
environmental management systems
- Assisting various clients in legal compliance following emergency
pollution incidents
- Advising regional, national, provincial and local governments on the
development of environmental law and policy and drafting those policies
Accolades/ Achievements
- Terry is rated by PLC as leading environmental lawyer 2005 to
2009
