Is Your Airbnb Legal?
A Guide to Short-Term Letting in South Africa
Trevor Simon
Is Your Airbnb Legal?
A Guide to Short-Term Letting in South Africa
Trevor Simon

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A combination of extensive experience in many fields, excellent analytical skills and the ability to think outside the box account for Kevin’s well-respected position amongst South Africa’s prominent litigators. With a broad range of local and international clients across all sectors, Kevin’s areas of expertise include commercial litigation, construction law, environmental law, family law, administrative law, evictions, human rights, insolvency/business rescue, insurance, landlord and tenant and property law.

As a senior member of one South Africa’s leading litigation departments, Kevin has an extensive resumé and regularly shares his knowledge and experience in articles and podcasts which are published and broadcast widely.

The core of Kevin’s practice is running a wide spectrum of litigation matters and personally appearing in courts and in arbitrations.

Kevin van Huyssteen

Biography

A combination of extensive experience in many fields, excellent analytical skills and the ability to think outside the box account for Kevin’s well-respected position amongst South Africa’s prominent litigators. With a broad range of local and international clients across all sectors, Kevin’s areas of expertise include commercial litigation, construction law, environmental law, family law, administrative law, evictions, human rights, insolvency/business rescue, insurance, landlord and tenant and property law.

As a senior member of one South Africa’s leading litigation departments, Kevin has an extensive resumé and regularly shares his knowledge and experience in articles and podcasts which are published and broadcast widely.

The core of Kevin’s practice is running a wide spectrum of litigation matters and personally appearing in courts and in arbitrations.

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