HARSHILA KHOOSAL KOOVERJIE

Personal

Born on 13 November 1968

Married

Two sons

Education

  • Matric: Floors Secondary School, Kimberley (Northern Cape) 1986
  • BA: University of Witwatersrand 1991
  • LLB: University of Witwatersrand 1993
  • Diplomas obtained in conjunction with University of Pretoria and the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) in 2003:

International Commercial Arbitration

Mediation

Arbitration

Labour Dispute Resolution

Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution (cum laude)

  • Qualified mediator certificate – Geneva Institute of Social Service, Switzerland (2019)
  • Negotiation and Leadership certificate - Harvard Law School, Boston, USA, 2019
  • Certificate in Blockchain and Digital Currency - University of Cape Town, 2021
  • Certificate in third party compensation in cooperation with the Multilateral Motor Vehicle Accident Fund and the University of Pretoria, 1995

Professional History

  • Admitted as an advocate, Pretoria Society of Advocates 1996 and practising member - 1996 to January 2022 (25 years)
  • Silk status conferred by the President of South Africa on 23 November 2015
  • Acting Judge from 2013 to 2021 (completed 52 weeks)
  • Permanent judge (Gauteng Division) - February 2022 to present
  • Chairperson of the Tax Board - 2013 to 2018
  • Member and co-chair of the Appeal Board of the Financial Services Board, 2009-2018
  • Member and co-chair of the Appeal Board of the Financial Intelligence Centre from 2011 – 2018
  • Member and co-chair of the Financial Services Tribunal 2018 – 2021
  • Member of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa from 2003 – 2021
  • Member of the South African Institute of Intellectual Property Law (2008)
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2013)
  • Member of the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and served on the Transformation, Audit and Risk, Appeals and Benevolent Fund Committees
  • Member of the Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners
  • Member of the South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA) until 2021
  • Member of PABASA (Pan African Bar Association of South Africa) until 2021
  • Member of the Council for Medical Scheme (CMS), Deputy Chair of the CMS, and chair of the Appeals Committee of the CMS 2015-2020
  • Member and Chair of the Transformation Committee of the Pretoria Society of Advocates
  • Chair of the Club Advocates Chambers (2017 to 2021)
  • Currently serve on the Intellectual Property and Tax, Mediation, Commercial Court, Tea Club and Library and Wellness Committees at the Gauteng High Court
  • Acting Judge: Supreme Court of AppealL: 01 April - 31 May 2026