UNCLE OSWALD’S Q&A FORUM – APRIL 2026 HE SAID, SHE SAID … HOPING TO HEAR ABOUT ‘HEARSAY’ EVIDENCE Best Uncle Oswald, I am a retired magistrate, now enjoying my golden years accepting the odd appointment as arbitrator. A... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – APRIL 2026 FORCE MAJEURE CLAUSES UNDER PRESSURE – 2026 CRISIS LESSONS[1] Adine Abro‘s article, ‘Is Boilerplate Good for Anything but Boilers Anymore?’ examines a fundamental weakness in commercial contra... read more
CONSTRUCTION CONUNDRUMS(3 June 2026) Join our Experienced Practitioners for this important in-person or online workshop which will be presented by our KwaZulu-Natal regional committee, under the chairmanship of Mr Alastair Hay, as part of the Associatio... read more
A CASE IN POINT – MAY 2026 THE LIMITS OF ARBITRAL AUTHORITY IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DISPUTES[1] On 27 November 2017 NAD Property Income Fund (Pty) Ltd (NAD) instituted an action in the High Court against the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality (the Munic... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – MAY 2026 CROSSING THE LINE IN ADJUDICATION DECISION DRAFTING Note from the Writer I make no apology for acknowledging that I used artificial intelligence to assist in the drafting of this article. Indeed, to ignore such tools wo... read more
