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Desiree David

Desiree David is a lecturer at the Nelson Mandela University in the Faculty of Law, in the Department of Criminal and Procedural Law. She is also an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

She currently lectures Evidence and Forensic Evidence, as well as aspects of Medical Law to the LLB and LLM students, as well as various aspects of Health Law to the students of Health Sciences. She has also lectured the EMT’s at NMU on aspects of Medical Law. She has recently began lecturing in the Diploma for Law Enforcement on Evidence and Pre Trial Procedures.

Desiree David is also the Principal of the School for Legal Practice, LSSA LEAD (Law Society of South African Legal Education and Development), in Port Elizabeth. She is a qualified Medical Malpractice Mediator, having completed training with Mediation in Motion in 2016. She has recently completed training with ADR-NETWORK SA. She also sits as a Gender Based Violence Expert of the Disciplinary Section for the Transformation Office at Nelson Mandela University.

She was recently elected as Chairperson of the South African Medico Legal Association (SAMLA) EC Branch.


She is also a trainer and facilitator for Street Law South Africa, and has been involved in the National Training Programmes throughout South Africa, including Succession Planning for the Department of Social Development, Education Law for School Management for SADTU, as well as field testing new materials for Street Laws Democracy for All Programme. She has conducted field research into besyt practices for magistrates in Child Justice Courts.

Desiree has delivered papers in various fields at both national and international conferences. She has also facilitated training sessions for participants at the Global Alliance For Justice Education in 2021.

During lockdown in 2020, when she was stranded in Nepal, Desiree served as the south African Co Ordinator for Forensic. India, in India.

She founded the Legal Integration Programme in 2019, with the aim to mentor students to facilitate the development of graduate attributes, community involvement, and fostering their personal development. She currently runs LIP at Nelson Mandela University.


Desiree David
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