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Daniel Pretorius

Daniel Pretorius

Global 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Daniel Pretorius is a partner in Bowmans’ Johannesburg office Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector. He specialises in constitutional and administrative law, judicial review, education law, public procurement, media and telecommunications law, access to information, legislative drafting and interpretation of statutes. He helps clients to prepare for changing compliance requirements and advises on their interactions with governmental and regulatory bodies. When disputes arise over how regulators have exercised their powers, he acts for clients in judicial reviews and other regulatory challenges. He has BA, BA (Hons), LLB, LLM and PhD degrees and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education.

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Administrative & Public Law - South Africa

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Daniel Pretorius is frequently sought out by clients to advise on the strategic implications of policy and regulatory issues, as well as assisting with compliance and public law-related disputes.

IT & Telecommunications - South Africa

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Daniel Pretorius has considerable experience handling mandates for clients from the telecoms sector. He works frequently on transaction agreements and advises high-profile clients on regulatory matters.

Strengths

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  • Daniel Pretorius is very responsive and very open to constructive feedback. He does the work to understand the business and to advocate on our behalf.

    Administrative & Public LawChambers Global Guide
  • Daniel is very strong technically and academically.

    Administrative & Public LawChambers Global Guide
  • He has an unbelievable general knowledge and understanding of public procedure and public law.

    Administrative & Public LawChambers Global Guide
  • Daniel Pretorius is great and I hold him in very high esteem. He is very strong technically and academically.

    IT & TelecommunicationsChambers Global Guide

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