Background

Johan Roos was admitted as an advocate of the High Court in 1985. With 19 years of experience at the South African Revenue Service and a background in academia with published work in a number of different areas to his name, he has now returned to private practice, where he holds nine years of seniority.

Areas of Practice

Tax and related matters.

Notable Cases

• Back and Others v The Master of the Supreme Court [1996] 2 All SA 161 (C) — with PB Hodes SC
• Gore and Another NNO v Roma Agencies CC 1998 (2) SA 518 (C)
• In re Farmerfield Communal Property Trust 1999 (1) SA 936 (LCC)
• Hlantlala and Others v Dyantyi NO and Another; Hlantlala v Dyantyi 1999 (2) SACR 541 (SCA); [1999] 4 All SA 472 (SCA) — with GJ Marcus SC
• Mhlekwa v Head of the Western Tembuland Regional Authority; Feni v Head of the Western Tembuland Regional Authority 2000 (9) BCLR 979 (TK) — with WH Trengove SC
• Richtersveld Community and Others v Alexkor Ltd and Another 2001 (3) SA 1293 (LCC); [2001] (4) All SA 563 (LCC) — with WH Trengove SC, P Hathorn, and GM Budlender