Lindokuhle Mdabe

• Design strategy for research, litigation, advocacy and training.
• Draft funding proposals.
• Meet with funders, sign funding contracts, allocate budget, and report to funders.
• Supervise attorneys, candidate attorneys, and staff.
• Draft court papers, appear in the High Court and design training material.
• Conduct radio and TV interviews.
• Publish Op-Eds.
• Manage cases, and law society compliance.

Law reports and research reports published

• AbahlalibaseMjondolo and 30 Others v eThekwini Municipality and Others ('Cato Crest')illegal eviction - urgent interdict - Cato Crest informal settlement - Durban High Court.

• ABSA v Mkhize and Others ('Mkhize')amicus curiae - default judgment - National Credit Act - interpretation of Sebola judgment – SCA .
• City of Johannesburg in re: All pending eviction applications where the occupiers’ eviction may lead to homelessness ('City of Johannesburg ex parte stay application')stay application - evictions - City of Johannesburg - South Gauteng High Court.

• Hlophe and Others v City of Johannesburg and Others ('Hlophe') Chung Hua - enforcement application – contempt inner city Johannesburg - rescission application - South Gauteng High Court.

• Occupiers of 50, 53 and 54 Soper Road v Motala and Others (‘Soper Road’)urgent application – eviction – inner city Johannesburg - rescission sale-in-execution - eviction - rescission application - North Gauteng High Court.

• Melani and the Further Residents of Slovo Park Informal Settlement v City of Johannesburg and Others ('Slovo Park')Slovo Park informal settlement - Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP) - City of Johannesburg.

• South African Informal Traders Forum (SAITF) and Others v City of Johannesburg and Others ('SAITF')informal trading by-laws - inner city Johannesburg - South Gauteng High Court.

• Mke and Others v Minister of Safety and Security damages claims - AbahlalibaseMjondolo - Minister of Safety and Security - Durban High Court.

• Dladla and the Further Residents of Ekuthuleni Shelter v City of Johannesburg and MES ('Dladla')rights to dignity, privacy and adequate housing - shelter accommodation - inner city Johannesburg.

• Sailing Queen Investments v Occupants La Colleen Court (4480 / 07) [2008] ZAGPHC 15; 2008 (6) BCLR 666 (W) (25 January 2008).

• Informal Settlement Upgrading in SA: Laws, Policy, and Funding SAHRLJ
• The ethical and political dimension of the first black lawyers’ practice in SA SAHRLJ
• A withdrawal from international refugee law is a retrogressive step MISTRA