Therèsa Luyt
Accredited Mediator · Conflict Consultant · Candidate Attorney
A mediation-only practitioner since 2016 with more than 800 matters mediated, a NABFAM-recognised Accreditation Supervisor, co-founder of the ADR Court Project, and the architect of the firm’s mediation preparation work.
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About Therèsa Luyt
Therèsa Luyt has run a mediation-only practice since 2016 and has mediated more than 800 matters spanning family and divorce, civil, commercial and workplace, Road Accident Fund and restorative justice disputes. She holds a B.Proc from the University of the Free State, qualified as a Certified Financial Planner in 2004 and trained as a life and communication coach in 2014 — a combination that shapes her approach to the financial and human dimensions of a dispute alike.
She has been a NABFAM-accredited mediator since 2020 and is a NABFAM-recognised Accreditation Supervisor and facilitator of the mediators’ mentorship programme, mentoring new mediators within the ADR Court Project since 2023. She co-founded that project, which began at the Children’s Court in Protea Soweto in 2023 and extended to Johannesburg Central in 2024, and where she now contributes as a mediator and accreditation supervisor. She served as Vice Chair of the Social Justice Association of Mediators from 2022 to 2025.
At MV Inc., Therèsa leads mediation preparation consulting — the MV Inc Preparation Protocol — and co-presents the Mediation for the Modern Attorney series with Karen Malan and Mervyn Vermeulen. She trains teachers and practitioners in conflict management and ADR in collaboration with ProBono.Org, which honoured her with its Best Mediation Contribution award in 2024. She is a candidate attorney in terms of the rules of the Legal Practice Council, currently completing her practical vocational training.
Fields of expertise
- Divorce & family law mediation
- Civil, commercial & workplace facilitative mediation
- Transformative mediation
- Road Accident Fund mediation
- Restorative justice mediation
- Mediation preparation consulting
Accreditation & membership
- NABFAM accredited mediator (2020)
- NABFAM-recognised Accreditation Supervisor and assessor
- Social Justice Association of Mediators — member no. 1058/2020
- Candidate attorney — Legal Practice Council
- Restorative Justice Practitioner (2019)
- Certified Financial Planner (2004)
Experience
Practice and appointments
- Mediator and Mediation Preparation Consultant, Malan Vermeulen Incorporated
- Mediation-only practice since 2016 — more than 800 matters mediated
- Co-founder, the ADR Court Project — Children’s Court Protea Soweto (2023) and Johannesburg Central (2024)
- Contributing mediator and NABFAM-recognised Accreditation Supervisor, the ADR Court Project
- NABFAM accreditation assessor and mentorship programme facilitator — mentoring new mediators since 2023
- Vice Chair, Social Justice Association of Mediators, 2022–2025
- Trainer — teacher training in conflict management and ADR with ProBono.Org
- Best Mediation Contribution award, ProBono.Org, 2024
- Co-presenter, Mediation for the Modern Attorney
- Candidate attorney in terms of the rules of the Legal Practice Council — completing practical vocational training
Education & training
- 1998B.ProcUniversity of the Free State
- 2004Certified Financial Planner (CFP)University of the Free State
- 2014Life and Communication CoachingILS Coaching
- 2016Divorce & Family Mediation; Law of Family Mediation; Psychology for Family MediationFAMSA
- 201940-hour Divorce Mediation; Restorative Justice PractitionerSocial Justice Foundation
- 2020NABFAM accreditationSocial Justice Foundation
- 2025RAF Mediation Specialist TrainingConflict Dynamics
For the Rule 41A amplified notice
Therèsa Luyt — Rule 41A Protocol compliance and RMO.
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How we run a Rule 41A mediation →
- NABFAM-accredited family and divorce mediator, and NABFAM-recognised accreditation assessor
- RMO — Social Justice Association of Mediators (SJA), member no. 1058/2020
- Gauteng High Court Court-Annexed Mediation — registered, Therèsa Luyt, GPP Directory
Information required for the Rule 41A amplified notice — Therèsa Luyt
- 1Qualifications and Skillset:
- 1.1Therèsa Luyt is a trained and accredited NABFAM (National Accreditation Board of Family Mediators) family and divorce mediator.
- 1.2She is a member of the Social Justice Association of Mediators (SJA), in good standing.
- 1.3Her academic qualifications include B.Proc and CFP.
- 2Location: Roodepoort, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- 3Format of Mediations: Online or in person
- 4Contact Details:
- 4.1Tel: 010 980 5160
- 4.2E-mail: [email protected]
- 5Recognised Mediation Organisation (RMO) in terms of the Gauteng High Court Mediation Protocol:
- 5.1Social Justice Association of Mediators (SJA).
Writing & speaking
Series
Insights
MMA series
Therèsa in print and in the room.
All insights from MV Inc.
Commentary on mediation practice, Rule 41A and family and commercial disputes.
Mediation and the Modern Attorney
The firm’s free monthly webinar series for attorneys and advocates.
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Ground Floor, Quadrum 3, 50 Constantia Boulevard,
Floracliffe, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa
010 980 5160 · [email protected]
A private conversation before anything else.
Tell us, in confidence, what you are facing. We will tell you plainly whether mediation is the right route — and if it is not, who to speak to instead.
Malan Vermeulen Incorporated (MV Inc.)Ground Floor, Quadrum 3, 50 Constantia Boulevard,
Floracliffe, Johannesburg, 1709, South Africa
010 980 5160 · [email protected]