AOA BREAKING NEWS – MARCH 2020 CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER IN KZN! Mr Steve Poorter, a Fellow (FAArb) of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC, and a committee member of its KwaZulu-Natal branch, presents a construction law module at the... read more
ALL ABOUT THE AOA – MARCH 2020 INTRODUCING MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Our other Board members will be introduced in the next publication of this bi-monthly e-periodical. Advocate Des Mahoney is a chartered accountant with over 25 years’ exp... read more
CASE IN POINT – MARCH 2020 TERMICO CASE ANALYSIS– JUDGMENT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL Termico (Pty) Ltd v SPX Technologies (Pty) Ltd & others; SPX Technologies (Pty) Ltd v Termico (Pty) Ltd (418/2018) [2019] ZASCA 109 The background Th... read more
The abuse of the process for disclosure of documents has long been identified as one of the causes of excessive delay and unnecessary expense in arbitration proceedings, particularly in countries like South Africa with a “common-law” procedural tradit... read more
UNCLE OSWALD’S Q&A FORUM – MARCH 2020 HE SAID, SHE SAID …HOPING TO HEAR ABOUT ‘HEARSAY’ EVIDENCE Dear Uncle Oswald, I am a retired magistrate, now enjoying my golden years accepting the odd appointment as arbitrator. At... read more
