About Johan
I matriculated at Dirkie Uys High School, Moorreesburg in 1983. I started my professional career in the South African Police Service and commenced studying law. I graduated with BProc, LLB and LLM degrees, a National Diploma in Police Administration, including Certificates in Medicine and the Law and Provincial and Local Government Law, and worked as a Senior Legal Advisor at the Division Legal and Policy Services of the South African Police Service. I was admitted to practise as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa on 2006-06-02.
I completed a Programme in Forensic Investigation and obtained an accredited SASSETA Certificate in the execution of Preliminary Investigations. I also obtained an additional two Certificates in Basic Fraud Investigation and Basic Crime Investigation. I am the recipient of several awards, including the SAPS Northern Cape Provincial Excellence Award for the top Legal Officer of the year 2014 / 2015 and 2016 / 2017.
I am also the author of numerous articles which have been published interprovincial within the South African Police Service. My qualifications and experience allow me an investigative advantage. In 2020, I left the Public Service and commenced private practice as a Legal Consultant and Fraud Investigator in partnership with specialist financial crime investigator Mr Leon Pretorius, owner and founder of Bay Forensic Consulting and Investigations.
Whilst being in partnership, we recognised the advantages of business expansion and I registered Group 55 Investigative Jurists Incorporated, a personal liability company specialising in fraud prevention, fraud detection, fraud investigation, forensic investigative audit report writing, litigation support and paralegal support services. My 24/7 legal advisory and legal consulting service is a prominent and highly sought after legal services, specializing in the provision of pre-litigation legal advice and opinion drafting on any legal matter, the formulation of pre-litigation strategies, legal research and the submission of merit legal opinions in a variety of substantive areas.
We specialize in a variety of services including:
- Legal Information Facilitation
- Investigation Services
- Law Enforcement Operational Support Services
- Accounting Services
I am registered and accredited with the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) as a Private Investigator and is an Associate Member of the South African Institute of Commercial Forensic Practitioners (ICFP).
Learn MoreOur Services
Legal Information Facilitation
- We offer a professional pre-litigation and paralegal support services including the identification and location of primary witnesses; the structured interviewing of witnesses and taking depositions from primary witnesses; serving subpoenas along with other legal documentation; assisting with case management; discovery preparation; trial preparation; legal document production such as Power of Attorney and case information statements. We also identify, collect, interpret, evaluate and secure supporting evidence.
- We offer legal research, the identification and location of applicable and relevant decided case law (judicial precedent), conduct effective case comparisons and examine conflicting case law and legal decisions.
- We offer legal consultancy services and provide comprehensive legal advice.
- We prepare, compile and submit comprehensive merit legal opinions.
- We conduct a professional and neutral evaluation of supporting evidence in respect of the admissibility, credibility, reliability, relevancy and evidential weight thereof, prior to any formal litigation proceedings.
- We conduct a professional and neutral evaluation of Police criminal case docket investigations; applied Police investigative procedures; legislative and Institutional compliance; Police reports; complainant feedback, test results and post-trial assessment.
- We conduct a professional, neutral analysis and interpretation of legislation, legislative prescripts and provisions, including Company, Institutional and Organisational policy documents and internal directives.
- We draft, interpret, manage and review different types of contracts, settlement agreements and lease agreements, memoranda of understanding, standard operating procedures, including service level agreements and provide comprehensive contract advice.
- We prepare, compile and submit statements, reports and written representations, including answering affidavits, in respect of criminal prosecution processes, civil liability matters and dispute resolution proceedings such as disciplinary/misconduct and unethical behaviour enquires, including firearm unfitness declaration investigations and other fact-finding investigations.
- We prepare, compile and submit all types of reports to Regulatory Authorities.
Investigation Services
We offer the following professional services in association with Bay Forensic Consulting and Investigations:
Forensic consulting
Our services entails expert advice, guidance and suggestions/proposals pertaining to all aspects of fraud; economic crime; corruption; unethical behaviour ; misconduct and irregularities with the view of assisting clients to minimise financial risk. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant is hired as a third party or Independent Contractor for an indefinite or definite period to address identified issues.
Forensic investigations
Our services entails the execution of a comprehensive forensic accounting investigation ,also known as a financial investigation , with the view of assisting victims of fraud and financial crime with the identification and prosecution of perpetrators by identifying ,collecting and analysing appropriate admissible evidence through lawful intelligence gathering practises and techniques. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Investigator utilises a variety of skills as the scope of these crimes may vary from tax evasion, theft of company assets to the submission of irregular and fraudulent insurance claims and scams involving large amount of insurance money being paid.
Legal and compliance risk management
Our services entails the practise of identifying areas of exposure as potential risks that may prevent the achievement of the organisation’s objectives in advance , analysing them and taking precautionary steps to reduce or eliminate and thereby mitigate the identified risk. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant will assist with the development and compilation of a comprehensive fraud prevention strategy as a result of the intervention.
General investigations
Our services entails the practise of comprehensive investigations into alleged employee misconduct relating to fraud, including procurement and inventory fraud committed in a warehouse environment ,theft, corruption, dishonesty, damaging of company assets, unethical and offensive behaviour including claims of sexual harassment, the breach of safety rules and standards including the committing of unsafe acts at the work place, allegations of serious incapacity or misconduct caused by the use of alcohol or drugs whilst at work, and the alleged breach of contractual obligations by the employee to mention but a few. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant will assist with litigation support throughout the disciplinary proceedings, including attending of disciplinary hearings as an expert witness or observer to protect the interests of clients.
Independent initiating or chairing of disciplinary enquiries
Our services entails the deployment of skilful disciplinary enquiry facilitators to act either as initiators or chairpersons during disciplinary trials, keeping in mind substantive and procedural fairness throughout such process. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant will evaluate all evidence and will apply an appropriate oversight procedure over the entire disciplinary enquiry process.
Handwriting and signature analysis
Our services includes, amongst others, a detailed scientific examination of disputed or questioned documents and a forensic handwriting and signature comparison, conducted by an accredited independent Forensic Document Examiner and Expert Analyst. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant will access various sources to legally obtain and collect “course of business” specimens such as insurance application forms, sign-in sheets and bank account application and registration forms to mention but a few.
Polygraph services
Our services includes polygraph examinations conducted by an accredited independent Polygraph Examiner of which information gathered during the pre-test interview phase, the data collection phase and the test data analysis phase, is presented in the format of a professional opinion. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant will utilise polygraph testing as an investigative tool in narrowing the focus of the specified investigation.
Fraud awareness presentations
Our services includes custom-made fraud awareness presentations in order to accommodate different employment groups in different sectors such as the financial sector, including vendors and suppliers registered on supplier data bases, as we strongly believe that the concept of preventing fraud is embraced by all the stakeholders of the Organisation and that the aims and objectives are “sold” to the staff of the Organisation. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant will develop a formal marketing strategy for communicating the fraud prevention strategy.
Surveillance
Our services include the deployment of skilful surveillance operatives when and where necessary to conduct continuous observation of places, persons, groups of people and social media platforms of interest with the aim of gathering reliable information and intelligence to substantiate allegations of misconduct, criminal behaviour or unlawful conduct. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant will evaluate the information or intelligence in terms of their investigative effectiveness and evidential value.
Re-assessment of death-, disability-, impairment and critical illness claims
Our services entails the re-assessment of death-, disability -, impairment and critical illness insurance claims that have been repudiated or declined by the insurer. Re-assessment of insurance claims may result in the overturn of the initial decision in favour of payment of funds to beneficiaries. By ensuring compliance with standards and industry guidelines, our Forensic Consultant will submit merit legal opinions during the re-assessment process and / or may refer the dispute on behalf of the client to the appropriate Regulatory Authority such as the designated Office of the Ombudsperson for intervention.
Law Enforcement Operational Support Services
- We offer a custom-made legal advisory and legal consulting service to registered security businesses, law enforcement institutions, neighbourhood watches, farm watches, community patrollers and related organisations.
- We establish a professional presence and provide an on-site legal support assistance and capacity to registered field officers in officer-involved incidents.
- We attend high-risk incident related actions executed in the line of duty by registered field officers and facilitate Police intervention where necessary.
- We compile presentations and facilitate information sessions on legislation applicable to security related aspects, including but not limited to patrolling, guard duties, the use of force, search and seizure, static and mobile CCTV camera surveillance systems, boom gate access control systems, etc.
- We conduct legal and compliance risk assessments to ensure comprehensive regulatory compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, directives and industry standards.
- We conduct interventions to institutionalise legal competency within registered law enforcement entities.
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Additional Services
We offer the following additional services in association with Van Heerden Accountants:
Legal Outsourcing
We provide quality legal outsourcing solutions to law firms in relation to the administration of deceased estates.
Legal Audits
We provide quality legal audit participation during coordinated audits conducted by accredited SAICA accountants on taxable entities
Why Choose Us?
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Committed
We are committed to provide a specified level and quality of service to all our clients at any given point in time.
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EFFICIENT
We have a relentless search for increased efficiency in delivering our services.
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SOLUTION
We see client engagements as opportunities to provide fellow citizens with the best possible solution for their concerns.
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INTEGRITY
We strongly believe in focusing on an integrity framework comprising of the following principles:
- Adherence to the mandate
- Delivery of honest and expected professional services
- Compliance with legislation, regulations and policies
- Adherence to industry standards and values
- Living up to the ethics of the Codes of Conduct applicable to legal and forensic practitioners and security service providers
- We guarantee integrity and confidentiality
- We comply with the requirements of the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act 46 of 2013 and has been awarded a level 4 contributor. Our BBBEE score card rating is 100%.
- We are registered as a service provider on the Central Supplier Database (CSD) of the National Treasury: South African Government, and participate in procurement processes in all spheres of government.
- We comply with the provisions of the Protection of Personal Informational Act 4 of 2013.
- We do not supply references. Our client base therefore remains confidential as we respect non-disclosure agreements.