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
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
This article was prepared by Mr Uwe Putlitz in his personal capacity. The opinions expressed therein do not reflect the views of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC. Click here to download the article.
NOTICE AT THE REQUEST OF SAICE This is the second document in the series “Dealing with the Effects of COVID-19 in the Ambit of the SAICE GCC Contracts” Most construction projects have come under threat within a short period of time resulting... read more
We’re a team of devoted specialists who believe in the absolute value of arbitration. Mr Chris Binnington is a registered Professional Engineer who, from 1997 until 2010, served as Chairman of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC. He ... read more
The publication of this edition of Arbitrarily Speaking in May 2020 takes place in an unprecedented global setting caused by the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019
Course modulesAs an associate member, you’ll always 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, c... read more