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DEMYSTIFYING AI: PRACTICAL TOOLS, PROMPTS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR PROFESSIONALS (9 October 2025) Join the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC for the 4th webinar, presented by Mr Carel du Toit from Mint Group, in a series as part of the Assoc... read more
5-DAY ONLINE FOUNDATION MEDIATION COURSE DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, OUR 2025 5-DAY (40-HOUR) ONLINE FOUNDATION MEDIATION COURSES ARE FULLY BOOKED.PLEASE WATCH FOR OUR 2026 COURSE DATES. Join the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC[1], in partners... read more
CONSTRUCTION CONUNDRUMS(30 October 2025) Join the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC for this popular not-to-be-missed workshop, presented by our KwaZulu-Natal regional committee, in-person or online. 5 Key Topics Consultants’ fee claims ... read more
CASE IN POINT – OCTOBER 2025 IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SPIRIT, PURPORT AND OBJECTS OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS, IS AN APPEAL AGAINST AN ARBITRAL AWARD TO THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA PERMISSIBLE? In the judgment of Level Seven Restaurant (Pty) Ltd t/a Level... read more
CASE IN POINT – OCTOBER 2025 ACCOUNTABILITY AT LAST Introduction The court reports are replete with cases involving unlawful tender awards and concomitant irregular expenditure on the part of government entities. Although not often proven, many of t... read more
CASE IN POINT – OCTOBER 2025 PRIMACY OF ARBITRATION AFFIRMED Introduction The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) recently reaffirmed the binding nature of arbitration clauses in commercial contracts.[1] Background In September 2017 Kalagadi Manganese (Pt... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – OCTOBER 2025 CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOYERS BEWARE – A SYNOPTICAL GUIDE OF THE DO’S AND DONT’S IN ADJUDICATIONS Even though adjudication, as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process, has been with us in South... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – OCTOBER 2025 FOR CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATORS AND ADJUDICATORS: WILL AI TOOLS HELP OR HINDER THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer an abstract concept confined to research labs or the preserve of Sil... read more
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