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Anna-Marie van der Colff

Anna-Marie van der Colff

Associate, Ellis Shilengudwa Inc.

Anna-Marie is currently a candidate legal practitioner at ESI. She worked as a conveyancing paralegal at a regional firm in England before gaining experience in Namibia in general litigation, family law, employment law, contracts and debt collecting.

Anna-Marie's experience includes:

  • Debt collecting for various major Namibian banks in the Magistrates and High Court
  • Case management and general litigation in High Court and Magistrates Court
  • Conducting Section 65 financial enquiries in the Magistrates Court
  • Divorces, maintenance claims and custody matters
  • Entering into negotiations and mediations on behalf of clients
  • Conducting research and drafting advisory notes on various contractual and delictual matters
  • Assisting clients with sale and lease agreements
  • Negotiating and drafting of settlement agreements
  • Application and renewal of liquor licences
  • Advice and litigation regarding sectional title matters
  • Drafting of last will and restaments, acknowledgements of debt and antenuptial contracts (ANCs)

Professional Qualifications

  • Certificate in Retail Management (UNISA) (1998)
  • Certificate in Social Science (Open University – UK) (2004)
  • Conveyancing Paralegal, Ilex UK (Merit Award) (2007)
  • Open University UK: LLB (Honours) (2009)
  • GVI Thailand: Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (2012)
  • University of South Africa (UNISA): LLB (Cum Laude) (2023)