Professor Theo Broodryk is a Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University. He currently serves as the Acting Vice Dean: Research and Internationalisation and is the Head of the Stellenbosch University Law Clinic. He holds BA, LLB, and LLD degrees from Stellenbosch University and is an
admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Professor Broodryk is a Y1 NRF-rated researcher and the author of several notable publications, including Eckard's Principles of Civil Procedure in the Magistrates' Court and Fundamental Principles of Civil Procedure. His scholarly work has contributed to shaping the landscape of collective litigation in South Africa, with his research cited by practitioners and courts in complex representative actions. He is a Beaufort (Colenso) Fellow at St John's College, Cambridge, and has been a Visiting Scholar at Stanford Law School. He has received numerous funding awards, including the MJ & HB Thom research funding award and the NRF Knowledge
Interchange and Collaboration funding award. His research contributions have been institutionally recognised, including as one of Stellenbosch University's leading contributors to Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)-accredited scientific publications. In 2020, he was awarded the prestigious Georg Forster Fellowship by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. He is a recipient of the Rector's Award for Outstanding Work Performance and, in 2024, was awarded the University's prestigious Chancellor's Award. He is a member of the International Association of Procedural Law and, since 2022, has served as a member of the South African Rules Board for Courts of Law. In this capacity, he led the drafting of the landmark Uniform Rule 11A for the certification of class actions in the High Court, which will be implemented imminently and represents a significant advancement in South Africa's collective litigation framework.