Emma Fergus is a senior lecturer in the Commercial Law Department at UCT. She teaches various courses, including two LLM courses entitled Collective Labour Law and Corporate Governance, Company Law and Labour Law. She was an active member of the erstwhile Institute of Development and Labour Law and is currently involved in various research projects with the Labour, Development and Governance Research Unit. Her primary research interests include all forms and aspects of workers' representation and organisational rights. Emma has published over 20 articles and book chapters, co-edited and co-authored the textbook Labour Law in South Africa: Context and Principles, and presented at numerous domestic and international conferences. She is also an admitted attorney of the Western Cape High Court.