Adv. Georgina Buchanan
Call to the Bar:
- 2025
LPC no.:
- 102712
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Laws (Hons.) at the University of Cape Town
Organisational Conflict Resolution - Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, Usa
Counselling, Communication, Skills and Process Development, Registered Counsellor - South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP)
Practice areas:
Brief history of experience:
Advocate Georgina Buchanan is an accomplished legal practitioner with rights of appearance in the High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, and Constitutional Court of South Africa. Practising from High Court Chambers Cape Town, she offers a unique, multidisciplinary approach to complex litigation, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and legal counselling.
Georgina holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from the University of Cape Town and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s prestigious Organizational Conflict Resolution Programme. Her additional qualifications in Counselling, Communication, and Process Development from the South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP) complement her legal expertise, providing a distinct advantage in high-stakes legal matters requiring psychological insight and conflict resolution skills.
Her legal career spans significant experience in litigation, criminal law, family law, commercial disputes, and strategic ADR. Having worked across legal, corporate, and counselling sectors, Georgina integrates legal knowledge with human behavioural understanding, delivering client-centric, solution-driven outcomes.
She has demonstrated a strong commitment to access to justice, particularly through her work in underserved communities, focusing on victim empowerment, child welfare, and social justice initiatives. Georgina’s entrepreneurial background in developing legal technology and AI-based solutions further reflects her progressive approach to modern legal practice.
At High Court Chambers Cape Town, Georgina continues to advance the Chambers' reputation for excellence, innovation, and professional integrity, serving the broader Cape Town Advocates community.
ASIA YOUTH INTERNATIONAL
MODEL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
(AYIMUN)
2018
Delegate, Representative for South Africa
Selected to represent South Africa at the AYIMUN in Bangkok to participate in discussions and case studies in resolving cross-border
disputes alongside some of the brightest young minds recognised
globally.
2010 - 2015
THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD
- Representative of the President’s Award (the world’s leading youth achievement award) at all standards, being bronze, silver, and gold standards. The Award is also known as The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award. Representative for South Africa at Gold Standard, further personally recognised by President Zuma and the Archbishop of South Africa respectively.
- The award empowers individuals between the ages of 14 and 24 to provide a structured framework to increase the capacity to achieve with excellence, commitment and resilience in whatever context and disciplines the individuals may encounter and enabling them to be active citizens within their communities. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award operates and is recognised, in 140 countries globally. Selected to represent South Africa at the AYIMUN in Bangkok to participate in discussions and case studies in resolving cross-border disputes alongside some of the brightest young minds recognised globally.
Contact:
c (079) 863-7887
e georgina@highcourtchambers.co.za