School of Law

	Telephone	+27 31 260 1231
	Email	swalesl@ukzn.ac.za
	Campus	Howard College
	Building & Room	Suite B, Room 114
Mr Lee Swales

Biography:

Mr Lee Swales is a Lecturer in the field of business law at the School of Law. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and a Master of Laws (LLM) from University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town (UCT). He is admitted as an attorney in the High Court of South Africa and is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. Before joining UKZN, Swales spent several years working in corporate commercial practice in Johannesburg and Durban.
His research areas include internet law and technology, cyber-crime, consumer law, contract and corporate law.

Appointment Designation:

Lecturer

Academic Qualifications:

LLB (UKZN) LLM (Wits)

Professional Qualifications:

• Admitted as an attorney in the High Court of South Africa,
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

Research Interests:

• Cyber-crime,
• Internet and technology law
• consumer law and contract
• Corporate law

Recent Publications: 

• Swales L “The regulation of electronic signatures: time for review and amendment” (2015) 15 (2) South African law Journal 259.
• Swales L ‘Protection of personal information: South Africa’s answer to the global phenomenon in the context of unsolicited electronic messages (spam)’ (2016) South African Mercantile Law Journal 28(1) 49.
• Bellengere A and Swales L ‘Can Facebook ever be a substitute for the real thing? A review of CMC Woodworking Machinery (Pty) Ltd v Pieter Odendaal Kitchens 2012 (5) SA 604 (KZD)’ (2016) Stellenbosch Law Review 27(3) 454.

Recent Papers Delivered:

• Can Facebook ever be a substitute for the real thing? A note on CMC Woodworking Machinery (Pty) Ltd v Pieter Odendaal Kitchens.  Presented at the Society of Law Teachers of South Africa Conference, Durban 2015.

Useful Websites:

• www.regulatorylawsa.com – personal law blog.