TOOLS OF THE TRADE – OCTOBER 2025 THE SECRET TENDER: A TECHNIQUE IN ARBITRATION Introduction The nature of disputes: There is an inherent risk in all litigation, and for that matter in all forms of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) too. There is no... read more
SOCIETY OF CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATORS’ CONFERENCE CLIFTON BRISTOL (2 TO 5 MAY 2025) I had the opportunity of attending and presenting at the Society of Construction Arbitrators’ annual conference in Clifton Bristol in May 2025. Several top... read more
THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION BOARD FOUNDATION’S MANUAL: A GUIDE TO BEST PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) held its Annual International Conference at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Cape Town from 14 to 16 May 2025. The confere... read more
ABOUT COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION As the oldest Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) organisation in Southern Africa since 1979, the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC (the Association) has always recognised the importance of mediation in disput... read more
FROM THE EDITOR’S PEN – OCTOBER 2025 ‘… the creation of powerful artificial intelligence will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity.”’[1] – Stephen Hawking The rapidity of technologies powered by artif... read more