A young man who has his roots in Welkom and Virginia has, for the second year running, been recognised as South Africa’s best lawyer in occupational health and safety (OHS) law.
George Kahn’s recognition stems from his work in the silicosis class action settlement, and his work with assisting workers with the Rand Mutual Association (RMA) and Workman’s Compensation Act claims, as well as the latest class action for coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.
Khan, the son of Dr Rhett Kahn and his wife, Janet, attended the Lakeview Primary School in Virginia, then the St Andrew’s School in Welkom, and ultimately the Welkom High School.
He obtained a BSc degree in Molecular Biology at the University of Cape Town (UCT), and a BSocial Sciences qualification at Rhodes University. He is also an LLB graduate of the latter.
Khan completed his time as candidate attorney in Welkom and joined the Richard Spoor Inc law firm at its Parktown office in Johannesburg as an associate. He is now a director at said law firm, based at their White River office in Mpumalanga.
He was involved in the silicosis class action case that resulted in the Tshiamiso Trust being formed. He is currently involved in the coal workers’ pneumoconiosis class action case, which has just been lodged in the High Court in Gauteng.
Khan also helps clients affected by the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (Coida), the Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act (ODMWA), and the Mine Health and Safety Act.
