Professional background and experience:

Mohammed is currently the head of chambers of Group One, the largest set of chambers in the country. He came to the Bar in 1997 having spent some time as a commercial attorney at Bowman Gilfillan Inc and as a part-time lecturer in insolvency law and commercial law at the University of the Witwatersrand. He holds a BSc, LLB degree and a Higher Diploma in Tax law from the University of the Witwatersrand. He is also the chief examiner of the National Bar Examination Board. Mohammed was recommended for silk in 2012 and has since been appointed as an acting judge at the High Court Gauteng on a regular basis. His areas of specialisation include insurance, banking, tax, company law, financial and regulatory matters, construction related disputes and general commercial and contractual disputes.

He has appeared in a number of leading cases in the High Court, SCA and the Constitutional Court where he has often represented leading insurers and reinsurers, banking and financial institutions, large mining houses, the three largest private clinics in South Africa on medical malpractice and regulatory matters, the Commissioner for South African Revenue Services, the Auditor General of South Africa, the Reserve Bank and the Prudential Authority. Mohammed is an arbitrator on AFSA’s arbitration panel. He has acted as an arbitrator in a number of commercial disputes and has also been appointed on several occasions as an appeal tribunal member in large commercial and construction related arbitrations. He is an accredited mediator with Conflict Dynamics.

Mediation experience and style:

Mohammed has also been engaged as a mediator in a number of commercial disputes involving both local and international clients. His experience and knowledge on commercial matters has served as an added advantage when facilitating a mediated outcome in commercial disputes.

Chairing enquiries and investigations experience:

Mohammed is also a chairperson of the disciplinary committee of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and as such has presided over a number of high profile disciplinary hearings involving key executives of parastatals and auditing and accounting firms.