Ursula Scott

Accountant Ursula is a member of Hatstone’s business support team. She provides financial and accounting support to Hatstone’s various branches. Career Ursula joined Hatstone in 2021, having worked in the financial industry for the last 20 years in various sectors, mostly financial and for a time, in property development. Languages Fluent in Afrikaans and English
Read MoreMillicent Van Aarde

Millicent Van Aarde is a practicing Attorney, Notary, and Conveyancer in South Africa. Career Millicent studied at the University of Johannesburg where she graduated with an LLB degree in 2007. Millicent was admitted as an Attorney in 2009 and joined a boutique firm in South Africa where she gained experience in litigation, debt collection, and recovery
Read MoreVictor Botha

Victor is a registered AGA(SA), member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, and is the Group Financial Manager. Career Victor started working in construction and hospitality while studying part-time. In 2017, Victor joined BGR Nortjé (previously, BGR Jacobs Bester Griessel) where he completed his SAICA training and obtained his degree in financial accounting
Read MoreAné Wolhuter

Ané is an Associate at our offices in South Africa. Career Ané graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a BA LLB degree in 2018 and a postgraduate LLB degree in 2020 and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court in March 2023. Ané practices in the litigation department and has interests in
Read MoreMenko Hoeksema

Menko is a director of Hatstone Lawyers Inc, South Africa, and provides legal advice, litigation and commercial services to clients in respect of the South African legal system. Career Admitted as an Attorney in the High Court of South Africa in 2006, Menko qualified as a Certified Fraud Examiner in 2016 with a Certificate in
Read MoreMariana Botha-Schoeman

Mariana specialises in corporate and commercial, private clients and trusts. Career Mariana trained at a boutique firm in South Africa, where she gained experience in litigation, corporate and commercial matters. She is admitted as a South African Attorney. She opened a sole practitioner practice in 2009, and built up a successful corporate, commercial and private
Read MoreKarien van der Berg

Karien joined Hatstone as an Associate in August 2018. Karien is part of our structuring team and also assists with our fiduciary, corporate and commercial services. Career Karien obtained her BProc and LLB through the then Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg and has since gained extensive general commercial and commercial litigation experience representing reputable corporate
Read MoreJohan Bestbier

Johan is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Financial Consultant. Career After finishing his B.Acc (Hons) degree at Stellenbosch University, Johan completed his 3 years training as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in Cape Town in 1998. He then worked for three years for a trust company
Read MoreHannes Botha

Hannes specialises in corporate and commercial, private client, investment funds and listings. He regularly advises some of the worlds leading banks, publicly listed companies, ultra high-net-worth families and other leading intermediaries on offshore structures, collective investment funds and stock exchange listings. Career Hannes was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa
Read MoreDaléne Botha

Daléne specialises in corporate and commercial, private client and collective investment funds. She has a particular interest in cross border structuring and regularly advises ultra high-net-worth families on effective structures for asset protection and succession planning. Career Daléne is a South African advocate. She has a LLB degree, a post graduate diploma in the interpretation
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