Carel completed his articles at Macintosh Cross & Farquharson and joined Blake Bester in 2007. He advises mainly corporate clients on all aspects of employment law and industrial relations and frequently appears in the Labour Court and in labour arbitrations on behalf of clients. Carel also assisted with Standardbank Bank Home-loan foreclosures.He has acted inter alia for the following corporate clients: Fidelity Security Services, Group 4 Security Services (G4S) Standard Bank of South Africa, Mercury Media to mention a few.Carel has obtained a Post Graduate diploma in insolvency law from the University of Pretoria. He has through various instructions received from clients gained substancial experience in the fields of liquidation, sequestration, insolvency-related court applications, insolvency enquiries, insolvency litigation including claims for reckless trading & impeachable transactions, the taking of security, schemes of arrangement, compromises, and the new business rescue provisions.Litigation/ Corporate/ Insolvency/ Labour
Crafford Attorneys was established in 2009, following a strategic decision by its founding partner Carel Crafford, to find a law firm with a specific focus on labour and employment services, which grew rapidly and later included employee benefit (pension law) services. Crafford Attorneys has since developed supplementary services with a focus on tax, insurance, and corporate matters making it an essential companion for any successful business.