Career
Cutting's documented professional role is as a partner of Bowman Gilfillan Hayman Godfrey Inc. Her practice is described as general practice with a focus on corporate, commercial, taxation, real estate and deceased estates law. In South African firms, a partner is a senior practitioner within the partnership structure, and the firm's work spans the areas in which she is documented as practising.
The firm traces its origins to Bowman Gilfillan Hayman Godfrey, established in 1902. In 1998 that firm merged with Findlay & Tait, established in 1885, and John & Kernick, established in 1923, to form Bowman Gilfillan. The firm describes itself as one of Africa's premier corporate law firms, with specialist practice groups and a presence in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Bowman Gilfillan is part of the wider Bowmans group, which is headquartered in Johannesburg and is one of the Big Five law firms in South Africa. The firm is the South African representative of Lex Mundi, a global association of independent law firms, which places its practice within an international network of commercial legal services.
