• 021 840 8000
  • law@mblh.co.za
  • 08:00 - 17:00 Monday to Thursday
    08:00 - 16:00 Fridays
www.mblh.co.za
 
 
 

Gerhard Smit

Gerhard Smit

Director, Property Law Department
Phone:  021 840 8000
Fax:  021 840 8088
Office:  Somerset West
 
 
Gerhard believes strongly that the legal profession has a duty to be actively involved in the community which they serve.

He started out his own law career by doing Community Service in Pro Bono practice with the Legal Aid Board in Stellenbosch.  He actively contributes his time and guidance to the schools his children attend.  He is the former Chair of the Board of the Somerset House Prep School and the former Chair of the Rhenish Girls High School Governing Body. It is in these environments where, with his many years of intimate involvement with educational institutions, he strives to make a difference.

Gerhard is a member of the local Run-Walk For Life Club and an avid Fly- and Saltwater fisherman.  Gerhard endeavours to balance his busy legal practise and pursuits of service with spending as much quality time with this family as possible and chasing that elusive fish of a lifetime.
 
 
Principal Services:
 
 
 
Qualifications:
 
BA (Law)
LL.B
 
Admission:
 
Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa
Notary Public of the High Court of South Africa
 
Membership:
 
Cape Law Society
 
Community involvement:
 
Former Chair of the Guild of Somerset House School
Former Chairman of the Board of Governors of Somerset House School
Former Trustee of The Cloetenberg Educational Trust
Former Chairman of the Rhenish Girls High School Governing Body 
 
Lecturing & speaking engagements:
 
Various speaking engagements at school prizegiving functions and assemblies
Guest speaker – Heads of Independent Schools of Zimbabwe Conference (ATS CHISZ Conference 2022)