Owner profile
Robyn Canning
An experienced legal professional bringing considered advice and a more flexible consultancy approach to the matters that matter most.
Qualifications
A multidisciplinary foundation.
Robyn’s legal practice is grounded in formal legal study, specialist shipping-law training and the discipline of her earlier military career.
- Military sciences
- B Mil (Hons), University of Stellenbosch
- Law
- LLB, UNISA
- Specialist law
- LLM (Shipping Law), UCT
Professional journey
Dedication, hard work and a deliberate change of direction.
Robyn’s path to law combines service, study and experience across different legal practice environments.
Robyn served in the South African National Defence Force for seven years. During this time she attended the South African Military Academy, where she attained her Bachelor of Military Sciences (Honours).
After leaving the Defence Force, she discovered a passion for law as a new career path and commenced studies towards obtaining her LLB degree.
While studying towards her LLB, Robyn worked full time to complete her Articles of Clerkship and Practical Legal Training. All of this was completed within a four-year period through dedication and hard work.
She has been an admitted Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public for over 15 years. Robyn has worked at large law firms and run her own practice.
Why a consultancy
Legal expertise, shaped around the work to be done.
It has become clear that the practice of law has changed and that the time and cost of consulting and working with a traditional law firm is often out of reach for individuals and smaller enterprises.
The advantage of a consultancy is that clients get the same legal expertise at a cost related only to the work to be done, instead of being billed to cover all the overheads a traditional firm incurs. A consultancy allows the legal expert to be more flexible and tailor services to meet each client’s particular needs.