Associate – JHB.
CLAIRE DEHOSSE.
Claire is an Associate at Power & Associates.
Recent work.
Supporting urgent litigation at the Constitutional Court of South Africa in a matter concerning the performance of Presidential obligations.
Supporting litigation seeking to redefine the intention test for sexual violence in South African law.
Engaging in legal research to mitigate online harms and online gender-based violence.
Amplifying voices for change.
About Claire.
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Claire is an Associate at Power Law Africa. She is particularly interested in environmental justice and sustainability, as well as competition and equality law. Claire holds B.A and LLB degrees from Stellenbosch University, an LLM in Environmental Law from the University of Cape Town, and a Certificate in Competition Law at the University of Witwatersrand. Claire is an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and a member of the Legal Practice Council.
Claire Dehosse has led and supported strategic litigation in a variety of public interest matters, including cases before the Constitutional Court, the Equality Court, various High Courts, the Competition Tribunal, and the Companies Tribunal. Her work spans constitutional and administrative law, environmental law, and competition law, with notable experience in representing clients in precedent-setting cases on online harms and non-consensual image distribution, as well as representing a client in major media merger proceedings before the Competition Tribunal. Claire has also written extensively on climate mis – and disinformation and the associated rights violations.
Claire is also an Associate at ALT Advisory (2025-).
Working for a sustainable future.
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