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COUNTS CARLA MARTIN, A NEW DIRECTOR AT GARLICKE & BOUSFIELD, ENJOYS THE CHALLENGE AND PERFECTION THAT COMES WITH PROPERTY LAW
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eing greeted by the words, “I am really not very interesting, one of three children, all very ordinary and yes, I do have middle child syndrome!” by Garlicke & Bousfield’s newest director certainly piqued my curiosity. Born in Durban, Carla Martin and her two brothers were educated locally, Carla at Durban Girl’s High School, and her brothers at DHS, following in their father’s and grandfather’s footsteps. “My childhood was spent playing tennis and cricket with my brothers in the back yard of our home, breaking windows on numerous occasions and frequently having to retrieve stray balls from our neighbour’s garden.” Despite spending most weekends at Westridge Tennis Club – or following the various family members’ participation in tennis, cricket and hockey matches – Carla was always serious about school. She attributed her conscientiousness from a young age to the fact that she is by nature competitive, and because her friends were all clever, she aspired to keep up with them academically. Modest, yes, but as I was to find out, the woman I was interviewing is clearly a force to be reckoned with. “Why law?” I asked. Carla’s response was interesting: “It was law or teaching. I registered for a BA initially, then converted this to a BCom. On the strength of a bursary from Toyota and support from my parents, my BCom Degree was paid for, but my parents were unable to subsidise further tertiary
RIGHT: Carla Martin is highly
regarded in the field of property law.
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