THE 2019 CIArb PRESIDENT’S PRIZE The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (the CIArb), based in London, annually invites its Recognised Course Providers (RCPs) from around the globe to enter their best Module 4 arbitral award-writing students to be consid... read more
This regular feature brings you all the latest news pertaining to all things arbitral. Virtual modus operandi heralds 40th AGM The Association’s 40th AGM For the first time in 40 years, the Association was prevented from having its AGM and gala dinner i... read more
This regular feature brings you all the latest news pertaining to all things arbitral. A summary of the JBCC publication: JBCC 2020 AND ALL THAT – A practical application by Prof MJ Maritz The construction contracting arena is especially fraught with ri... read more
AOA BREAKING NEWS By the time that this edition of Arbitrarily Speaking! appears on your screen, 2021 would be in full swing. The Association is a beehive of activity. Our academic activities and our virtual international mediation training courses ha... read more
WESTERN CAPE BRANCH HOLD SUCCESSFUL “WORKSHOP” VIA ZOOM Workshop 29 April 2021, only some were on camera! The Association of Arbitrators has an active branch in the Western Cape which is chaired by Jonathan Mitchell. Prior to the COVID-19 pan... read more
KZN BRANCH PRESENTATION On 30 March 2021 the KZN Branch of the Association put on a Mini Construction Conundrums presentation via the Zoom platform. The presenters were Alastair Hay, the branch chairman, and Richard Hoal, one of the branch committee membe... read more
PROTOCOL ON REMOTE ARBITRATION HEARINGS (THE PROTOCOL) The Protocol is intended to serve as a guide to assist parties and arbitral tribunals with the preparation for and conducting of remote hearings in an ad hoc arbitration. The Protocol covers an arra... read more
THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (“SAICE”) ASSOCIATION OF ARBITRATORS (SOUTHERN AFRICA) NPC (“AoA”) CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN AOA AND SAICE The Association of Arbitrators has enjoyed a long period of informal co-opera... read more
Sharm Bauchoo is a Fellow of the Association since 2011 and was elected to the Board of Directors at the 2021 AGM. Sharm is a Member of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors. He has also completed the Specialisation in Construction Law Cours... read more
A new set of Rules for the Conduct of Arbitrations (2021 edition) (the 2021 Rules) was approved and adopted by the Association in October 2021. Professor David Butler’s introduction to 2021 Rules appears here, as does a link from which the 2021 Rules ... read more