Cox Yeats is proud to announce that the firm has been shortlisted in three categories at the 2026 African Legal Awards, one of the continent’s leading legal awards programmes recognising excellence across the African legal profession.
The Cox Yeats shortlisted categories are:
- Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team of the Year
- Restructuring Team of the Year
- Partner of the Year, Southern Africa – Gareth Cremen
These nominations recognise the firm’s expertise in litigation, dispute resolution, restructuring and insolvency, while reinforcing Cox Yeats’ reputation as one of South Africa’s leading commercial law firms. The shortlisting reflects the firm’s commitment to delivering commercially focused legal solutions on complex, high-value matters and highlights the collaborative approach taken across its specialist practice areas.
The individual nomination for Gareth Cremen as Partner of the Year acknowledges his leadership in restructuring and insolvency law and his role in advising clients on some of Southern Africa’s most significant restructuring matters.
The African Legal Awards celebrate outstanding law firms, legal teams and individuals who demonstrate excellence, innovation, leadership and exceptional client service across the continent. Being shortlisted reflects the quality of legal work delivered by Cox Yeats and its continued investment in specialist legal expertise.
The winners will be announced at the 2026 African Legal Awards ceremony on 4 September 2026.
View the full shortlist here: https://www.event.law.com/legalweek-AfricanLegalAwards/2026-shortlist.
Cox Yeats congratulates Gareth Cremen and everyone involved in the shortlisted matters and looks forward to celebrating with peers from across the African legal profession at the awards ceremony.