Our Experienced Practitioner, Mr Francois Spies, will present this crucially important workshop as part of the Association’s ongoing mission to provide regular upskilling opportunities for everyone with an interest in Alternative Dispute Resolution and... read more
The publication of this March edition of Arbitrarily Speaking coincides with the hosting of a major event in Sandton, namely Johannesburg Arbitration Week. This event is scheduled to be held from 17 to 19 March 2020 at the Maslow Convention Centre on Rivo... read more
As an associate member, you’ll be in good company with a professional network of legal practitioners (attorneys, advocates and other legally qualified persons), members of the construction industry (architects, quantity surveyors, claims consultants, en... read more
He said, she said… hoping to hear about ‘hearsay’ evidence Dear Uncle Oswald I am a retired magistrate, now enjoying my golden years accepting the odd appointment as arbitrator. At present, I am dealing with a construction dispute where the party re... read more
The abuse of the process for disclosure of documents has long been identified as one of the causes of excessive delay and unnecessary expense in arbitration proceedings, particularly in countries like South Africa with a “common-law” procedural tradit... read more
Our Experienced Practitioners, Adv Pierre Rossouw SC and Adv Kiki Bailey SC, will present this important workshop as part of the Association’s ongoing mission to provide regular upskilling opportunities for everyone with an interest in Alternative Dis... read more
Termico case analysis – Judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal Termico (Pty) Ltd v SPX Technologies (Pty) Ltd & others; SPX Technologies (Pty) Ltd v Termico (Pty) Ltd (418/2018) [2019] ZASCA 109 The background This judgment of the Supreme Court of ... read more
INTRODUCING MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our other Board members will be introduced in the next publication of this bimonthly periodical. Advocate Des Mahoney is a chartered accountant with over 25 years’ experience across the financial, tourism an... read more
Congratulations in order in KZN! Mr Steve Poorter, a Fellow of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC, and a committee member of its Kwazulu-Natal branch, presents a construction law module at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban. This mo... read more
Effects of COVID-19 in the ambit of the SAICE GCC Contracts Over the past months, the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has affected many South African economic sectors. The South African construction industry is one of the industries which is severely affected... read more