Guest Speaker: Verlie Oosthuizen

Verlie is a partner at the legal firm Shepstone & Wylie. She specializes in employment law litigation in all forms and has developed further practice areas in Social Media Law and data protection compliance. Verlie has developed bespoke planning and compliance strategies for companies relating to their data protection requirements and POPI (Protection of Personal Information Act) adherence. In terms of Social Media Law specifically, Verlie has a weekly Social Media Law slot on East Coast Radio, and she specialises in:

• Training corporates and institutions on the implications of their employees being active on social media
• Devising social media policies and procedures for employers
• Providing advice on and implementation of successful social media strategies
• Social Media litigation