Ori Ben-zeev
Ori Ben-zeev (BA LLB (Wits)) is an advocate practising at the Johannesburg Society of Advocates,
having completed pupillage in 2013. Prior to this he acted as a law clerk to Justice Skweyiya and
Justice Zondo at the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Ori has a diverse practice with an interest in cyber law, privacy and social media, and the right to
equality. He chairs numerous enquiries and hearings on a range of issues including addressing racism
in the workplace and employee incentive schemes. He also participated in a number of domestic and
international arbitrations and mediations, primarily in the entertainment, private education, and in 2016 Ori initiated the SABWiL Human Rights Court, a moot court focused on providing students, particularly black women, with a practical experience of the work of an advocate. The initiative has
successfully run on an annual basis since then.
Ori presented two seminars to the Law Society of the Northern Provinces together with
Les Morison SC: one on Effective Litigation, and one on Legislative Drafting. In 2011 he presented his
research on the nature and scope of the right to dignity to the first annual Public Interest Law
Gathering.