Arthur Nieklaassen

Arthur Nieklaassen hails from the Kimberley in the Northern Cape Province, in South Africa .

He graduated with a BA in Law in 2006, trained as a debt counsellor in 2007, practiced as a

debt counsellor Ref: NCRDC260, attended the 60 Hour Course for Advocates, Attorneys and other

Legal Practitioners in Mediation via UCT. Arthur was the first and only debt counsellor at his time

who has managed to successfully obtained debt restructured court orders in favour of his (clients)

consumers –taxi clients against a commercial bank. With an impeccable record as a debt counsellor

the best in the country at the time, with fine skills of negotiating and resolving disputes, no matter

how big or small and or challenging, with speed and with a balance between the parties.

He got recruited to take up a legal managerial post in the banking sector herein he spearheaded the

debt restructuring department, since left and conducted in-house mediation throughout South Africa. 

He became a civil mediator because of the opportunity to help organisations and persons

with legal and any other problems, the “chess game” challenges presented by the adversary system, the opportunity to learn about the diverse issues involved in the wide range of cases he handled, and the drama of the courtroom. He has vast experience in Risk Management and Para-Legal matters. ( Law of agency, Contract Law, Common Law, Insolvency Law, Law of delict, Property Law, Company Law, Law of Partnerships and trust, Labour Law, Copyright Law, Patent Law, Family Law, Customary Law, Law of Person, Law of Succession, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Administrative Law, Education Law). Arthur has joined the panel of ADRNETWORKSA, he has mediated in-house and independently for several years. He became a full-time mediator in May 2005, after almost 10 years in private practice, in advising and assisting thousands of consumers over the years to manage their finances, clear their salaries and bank accounts from un-procedural deductions from collectors and assisted many individuals to remove their names from the credit bureaux successfully. He is also involve in consumer education, he is teaching consumers legal and financial skill via ringtones, audio, CD, DVDs, Podcasts and now via online short courses.