Jenny Govender
Jenny Govender
Biography
Jenny is a dispute resolution and litigation lawyer based in Durban.
Jenny's areas of focus are:
- Medical law and malpractice litigation – She is a part of the litigation team acting for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health in South Africa.
- Professional indemnity litigation – Previously acted for medical professionals and their professional indemnity insurers in respect of defending medical negligence claims and professional conduct complaints.
Jenny obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree in 2012 from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban and Masters in Medical Law from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban in 2018.
She is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Jenny is part of the Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa team acting on behalf of the Department of Health, KwaZulu-Natal in respect of defending medical negligence claims which exceed ZAR500 million in total value. (2020)
- Jenny previously acted for medical professionals and their professional indemnity insurers in respect of defending medical negligence claims and professional conduct complaints. (2017 - 2019)
Education
Education
- 2012, LLB - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
- 2012 – 2016, MBBS – Anna Medical College (pending completion)
- 2018, LLM - University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
Admissions
Admissions
- Attorney qualified in the Republic of South Africa 2020
Publications
Publications
- Dissertation: Desiring Death – A Critical Analysis of Advanced Directives within the South African Legal Framework (2018).
- Without Prejudice legal magazine: "Pulling the Plug in PVS pregnant versus brain dead pregnant patients". Article published 4 May 2019 (Vol 18 no 4).
Languages
Languages
- English
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