Independent Cape Town commercial and litigation firm on Keerom Street, with unusual practices in shipping, crypto and pension fund law.
Cape Town, Western Cape
+27 (0)21 422 3020Dunster Attorneys, which brands itself simply as Dunsters, is an independent firm in Suite 405 at 42 Keerom Street, the same street as the Western Cape High Court. It has been in practice for over 30 years under founding director Ren Dunster (BCom, LLB, LLM). He is joined by four other directors: Bridget Ellender (litigation and ADR), Henriette Cronje (property), Megan Gunston (litigation) and Mikayla Jacobs (crypto). The firm has about 16 lawyers in all.
The firm acts for South African and foreign clients, from entrepreneurs and family companies to pension funds and their trustees. Ren Dunster's own work covers structuring new ventures, contract negotiations, insurance and construction disputes, High Court litigation, arbitration and insolvency enquiries. A shipping team handles ship arrests and attachments, cargo and marine insurance disputes, judicial sales of vessels and yacht building arbitrations. It also has a crypto and blockchain practice. Matters the firm highlights include a 2020 Supreme Court of Appeal judgment against Guardrisk and a 2026 judgment for DGMT and Northern Cape families on liquor trading hours.
Fees are published. The default is an hourly rate of R1,000 to R4,700 with itemised monthly bills, but the firm also quotes fixed fees by scope or bills per milestone. The office is open Monday to Friday, 08:30 to 17:00.
Listed and private companies, foreign investors and shipping parties, pension fund trustees, and individuals and families with commercial, property or estate matters.
Dunster Attorneys appears at, or handles correspondent work for, the following:
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Dunster Attorneys works from Suite 405, 4th Floor, 42 Keerom Street, Cape Town.
Its main areas are litigation, corporate and commercial, shipping and maritime, crypto and blockchain and pension funds and insolvency. It lists 17 practice areas in total on our directory.
Yes. Litigation is one of the practice areas Dunster Attorneys lists. Call the firm to check that it can take on your specific matter and to ask how it charges.
Yes. Business & Commercial is one of the practice areas Dunster Attorneys lists. Call the firm to check that it can take on your specific matter and to ask how it charges.
Yes. It covers Western Cape High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal.
You can call +27 (0)21 422 3020 or email enquiries@dunster.co.za.
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