Pat Stilwell

Consultant (Labour)
pat@mindes.co.za

Pat is the Labour Law specialist in the practice.

After graduating from the University of Natal with the BALLB degrees more than forty years ago he served articles with a well-known Pietermaritzburg firm in the litigation department. For twenty years he worked exclusively in the fields of criminal, civil, and human rights litigation before deciding to specialise in the new and developing area of labour law.

In 1997 he became a part time commissioner of the CCMA – a position he still holds. Since becoming a Commissioner he has presided in more than 1000 arbitrations. He is also a member of the panel of mediators and arbitrators of the General Public Service Bargaining Council and the National Bargaining Council for the Private Security Sector. He is the author of two books and a one-time lecturer in Evidence and Criminal Procedure at the University Of KwaZulu-Natal. In 2018 he was awarded Honorary life Membership of the KwaZulu-Natal law society in recognition of his service to the profession in the field of legal education.

• Principle Services

  • Labour Law

  • CCMA Representation

  • Arbitration

  • Mediation

• Qualifications

  BA LLB

• Admission

  Attorney of the High Court of South Africa