Geoffrey Allsop
Senior Associate
Geoffrey specialises in collective and individual employment law litigation. He represents clients in various forums such as bargaining councils, Labour Court, Labour Appeal Court and Constitutional Court. He also advises clients in urgent applications concerning strike interdicts and collective bargaining.
Geoffrey is an experienced employment law advocate who represents employers across the mining, chemicals, banking, engineering and professional services sectors. Having begun his career acting for organised labour, he brings a valuable dual perspective to collective labour law, helping employers navigate trade union engagement, strike action and collective bargaining.
He represents employers in the CCMA, Labour Court, statutory tribunals and internal disciplinary proceedings. His expertise includes unfair dismissal and discrimination claims, retrenchments, contractual disputes, arbitration reviews, strike interdicts, urgent applications, and the enforcement of employment contracts and restraints of trade.
Apart from litigation, Geoffrey advises on employment contracts, HR policies, outsourcing arrangements and large-scale retrenchments. He published on employment, constitutional and administrative law, contributed to a University of Cape Town constitutional law textbook, and advises on occupational health and safety, including Mine Health and Safety Act compliance.
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