Maryke Pienaar
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
• As an admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, I pride myself on my oratory
proficiency, coupled with my ability to wade through volumes of detailed documents to
extract that which is most crucial to engineer a tailored argument on paper which is
meticulously designed to tip the proverbial scales in favour of my Client.
• I attend to General civil litigation on behalf of a number of attorneys.
• I am involved in Personal Injury matters: Third Party Litigation, Divorce Litigation
Urgent Court matters, Medical negligence matters; and drafting of pleadings.
• I thrive under pressure and approach any challenge in an orderly and structured fashion.
• I offer commitment and unquestionable integrity
• Accredited Mediator
EDUCATION
• Matriculated at High School Thabazimbi
• LLB Bachelors of Laws at University of South Africa (UNISA)
13 October 2014
• Admission of Advocates Act 1964 admitted on 14 May 2015
• Gauteng Society of Advocates pupillage November 2016
CERTIFICATES
• Engineering and Construction Contract Law - Presenter : Gustav Weich
Law Society of South Africa - 2023
• Rules of Evidence
Law Society of South Africa
10 November 2021
• South African Police Service Clearance Certificate: 5 August 2021
• Sentencing Around Guilty Verdicts - Law Society of South Africa
31 May 2021
• Online Course in Introduction to Medical Law:
Law Society of South Africa
22 March 2021 - 7 May 2021
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mediation Course:
November 2020
• New Rules of Cross Examination - University of Pretoria - 2018
• Effective Trial Advocacy - University of Pretoria - 2017
• American College of Disability Medicine and American Board of
Independent Medical Examiners - 17 February 2015
WORK HISTORY
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division
Pretoria 31 March 2025 - 4th April 2025 and
Pretoria 7 April 2025 - 10 April 2025
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division
Pretoria 13-16 January 2025 - Unopposed Motion Court
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division
Pretoria 16 - 20 December 2024 Urgent Court
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa South Gauteng Division
Johannesburg 26 August 2024 - 6 September 2024 Civil Trial Court
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division Pretoria
1st July 2024 - 12th July 2024 Default Judgment Court
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division Pretoria
1st April - 12 April 2024 Default Judgment Court
• Actin Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division Pretoria:
22 March 2023 - 31 March 2023 Default Judgment Court
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria
28 June to 2nd July 2021 Default Judgment Court
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria
24 June 2021 to 25 June 2021 Default Judgment Court
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
2nd June 2021 to 4 June 2021 Default Judgment Court
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
13 May 2021 to 14 May 2021
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
6 May 2021 to 7 May 2021
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
23rd March 2021 to 9 April 2021
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
31 August 2020 to 4 September 2020 Civil Trial Court
• Practicing as Advocate since 2016
• Road Accident Fund: 5 July 2002 - 22 January 2016• Online Course in Introduction to Medical Law:
Law Society of South Africa
22 March 2021 - 7 May 2021
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mediation Course:
November 2020
• New Rules of Cross Examination - University of Pretoria - 2018
• Effective Trial Advocacy - University of Pretoria - 2017
• American College of Disability Medicine and American Board of
Independent Medical Examiners - 17 February 2015
WORK HISTORY
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division
Pretoria 31 March 2025 - 4th April 2025 and
Pretoria 7 April 2025 - 10 April 2025
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division
Pretoria 13-16 January 2025 - Unopposed Motion Court
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division
Pretoria 16 - 20 December 2024 Urgent Court
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa South Gauteng Division
Johannesburg 26 August 2024 - 6 September 2024 Civil Trial Court
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division Pretoria
1st July 2024 - 12th July 2024 Default Judgment Court
* Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division Pretoria
1st April - 12 April 2024 Default Judgment Court
• Actin Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division Pretoria:
22 March 2023 - 31 March 2023 Default Judgment Court
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria
28 June to 2nd July 2021 Default Judgment Court
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria
24 June 2021 to 25 June 2021 Default Judgment Court
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
2nd June 2021 to 4 June 2021 Default Judgment Court
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
13 May 2021 to 14 May 2021
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
6 May 2021 to 7 May 2021
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
23rd March 2021 to 9 April 2021
• Acting Judge at High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria
31 August 2020 to 4 September 2020 Civil Trial Court
• Practicing as Advocate since 2016
• Road Accident Fund: 5 July 2002 - 22 January 2016
* Claims Handler Position
* Acting Senior Claims Handler
* Acting Team Leader
• Road Accident Fund: January 1992 - January 2000
• ABSA Bank Arcadia: 1991
COMMITEE’S HISTORY:
Member of the Gauteng Society of Advocates since 2016
EXCO Management of the Gauteng Society of Advocates since 2016
Resigned as Deputy Chairperson of the Gauteng Society of Advocates - September 2021
COMMITTEES:
Board Director of SAMLA - May 2022
EXCO Management - GSA - April 2022
COMMITTEE
Investigating Committee Meetings - Legal Professional Counsel - LPC
CHAIRPERSON
Gauteng Society of Advocates - May 2024
LECTURER
Lecturer for Pupils at Gauteng Society of Advocates - Civil Trials
SKILL SET
Divorce
Motor vehicle Accidents
Medical Negligent matters
Urgent Court
LANGUAGES
English and Afrikaans
LATEST TEXT BOOKS READ
• All Rise (A Judicial Memoir) - Judge Dikgang Moseneke
• A Guide to e-Discovery in South Africa - Terry Harrison/Ismail Hussain SC
• Bail - Practitioner’s Guide - Third Edition - John van der Berg
REFERENCES
Road Accident Fund:
Ms N Coetzer
Cell: 082 891 9383
