Prof Philip Sutherland
Prof Philip Sutherland holds BComm (1988) and LLB (1990) degrees
from Stellenbosch University and a PhD from the University of
Edinburgh (1997). He worked as a student assistant in Germany in
1996 and returned to South Africa in 1997 to become senior lecturer
in the Department of Mercantile Law at Stellenbosch University. He
was promoted to associate professor (2001) and professor (2005) in
the same department. He teaches and researches in the areas of
corporate, competition and financial services law. He has published
a number of articles and is co-author of the book Competition
Law of South Africa. He does extensive consulting and opinion
work in the area of business law, is a member of the Financial
Services Board (since 2001) and has just been appointed to the
Actuarial Governance Board (2007).