Barry Halliday

Barry Halliday specializes in most types of litigation and personal injury law which concerns injuries sustained through motor vehicle accidents, medical malpractice, accidents in supermarkets and assault and wrongful arrest by Police. From 1978 to 1980 he was a public prosecutor at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court. Thereafter he completed his articles at Herbsteins and was admitted as an attorney in 1982. He became a partner / director of Herbstein in 1983. In 1996 Herbsteins merged with Hofmeyr Van Der Merwe of Johannesburg. In 1998 he became a partner in A Batchelor & Associates which was an associate firm of Hofmeyr until November 1999, when the firm started up on its own. Initially, he was involved in criminal law moving to litigation and personal injury law. He became more involved in personal injury law in 1992 when Herbsteins took over the firm of Molenaar & Trisos, obtaining approximately 650 files which he took over and did the due diligence. This was the beginning of the personal injury practice which was taken over by A Batchelor & Associates in 1997. In his younger years Barry participated in many sports having played 1st team cricket, rugby, hockey and tennis at school. He played rugby at University level and afterwards socially. He was a member of the Western Province Rugby Referees Society from 1980 to 1996, refereeing 1st League matches from 1992 to 1996. He also played League squash for Western Province Cricket Club and served on the squash committee of that club as secretary for 3 years. At present he remains a social member of the Western Province Cricket Club, but an active member of the Royal Cape Golf Club and is an enthusiastic cyclist, having participated in 20 Pick ‘n Pay / Argus cycle tours. He also served for 6 years, from 1998 to 2003 on the governing body of the South African College Schools.

Education:
BA, LLB

Formal Admissions:
Admitted to the High Court as an attorney in January 1983.

Admission Status:
Practicing Roll

Languages:
Afrikaans, English, Xhosa

Direct Contact:
  +27 (0)21 422 1182