A 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 (... 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
