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I am an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa with experience in dispute resolution, workplace and commercial conflict, law, forensic investigation and governance. I work as a mediator and conflict practitioner, with a particular interest in the relational dynamics that underpin conflict. My approach is psychoanalytically informed, helping parties explore not only the issues in dispute but also the patterns of interaction that can make conflict difficult to resolve. I have experience in workplace conduct matters, investigations, disciplinary processes, facilitation and conflict management across a range of sectors. I also provide mediation and conflict management training. I hold an MBA focused on negotiation, facilitation and social innovation and am a Chartered Governance Professional.

Editor, journalist, artist, photographer and more recently mediator – Louïne van der Vyver is a keen observer. Decades in the media taught her the value of objective listening. The truth can have more than one angle, a story multiple sides. Only by shedding the light on the other side’s lived experience, can an empasse between opposing parties be overcome. It is essential to have the opportunity to be heard, to tell your story. Mediation facilitates this process, and can therefore be effective in dispute resolution. Apart from private creative commissions, Louïne is currently part-time Practice Manager at EMLCT (Edeling Medico-Legal Consultancy Trust) where she works alongside mediation trailblazer, Dr. Herman Edeling. He is an experienced medico-legal mediator and responsible for the mediation protocol adopted by the Gauteng High Court.

I am an admitted attorney and accredited family & divorce mediator, registered with the South African Association of Mediators. I am also an accredited commercial mediator, accredited with Conflict Dynamics. In my free time I love painting, reading and traveling. I am a divorced mother of three beautiful children and am currently residing in Pretoria. Alternative Dispute Resolution is my passion.

I have been in practice for 36 years and the senior partner of this firm for the last 20 years. I specialize in defending insurance and municipal related medico-legal matters.

Wikus Steyl is a highly experienced South African attorney and director of Royce Steyl White Incorporated, with over two decades of litigation expertise spanning commercial, insolvency, business rescue, and criminal law. Admitted as an attorney of the High Court and recognised for his practical, results-driven approach, he combines deep technical legal knowledge with extensive courtroom experience to facilitate effective dispute resolution. As a trained mediator with specialist qualifications in business rescue and insolvency, he is particularly well positioned to mediate complex commercial and restructuring disputes, offering parties a pragmatic, informed, and solution-oriented pathway to settlement.