CASE IN POINT – OCTOBER 2021 Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Murray & Roberts Limited 2021 JDR 1328 (SCA) INTRODUCTION AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND The parties The appellant is Sasol South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Sasol) and the respondent is Murray & Rob... read more
FEATURED POEM – OCTOBER 2021 LIONS AND GAZELLES by Avi-Nash Sukuram Citius, altius, fortius – Faster, higher, stronger. An Olympian motto; Precedent for ADR. At day’s break, Lions and gazelles, guised as friends. With kid gloves they spar, Neith... read more
The GCC 2015 is being revised. Any contributions by users are welcome. Send to: SAICE Contractual Affairs Subcommittee, benti@saice.org.za Original article: Civil Engineering Magazine, August 2021, click here.
FROM THE EDITOR’S PEN – AUGUST 2021 Advocate Eric Dunn SC is the editor of this e-periodical. Eric is a member of the Maisels Group of Advocates and a senior member of the Johannesburg Bar. He is a director and Fellow of the Association of... read more
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UNCLE OSWALD’S Q&A FORUM – AUGUST 2021 DECLARATORY HIGH COURT RELIEF DURING AN ONGOING ARBITRATION Dear Uncle Oswald My company is the supplier in terms of a tobacco leaf supply contract. We are involved, as the claimant, in an arbitrati... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – AUGUST 2021 CODE OF ETHICS PRACTICAL APPLICATION: PRUDENCE (ESSAY 2 OF 4)[1] Introduction We established in the previous introductory essay on Code of Ethics – Practical Application[2] that virtues are attitudes, dispositi... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – AUGUST 2021 CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE ADJUDICATION PROCEDURE Zingwazi Contractors CC v Eastern Cape Development of Human Settlements and Others [2021] ZAECGHC 50 (11 May 2021) (the judgment) Zingwazi Contractors CC (Zingw... read more
CASE IN POINT – AUGUST 2021 JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN AVENT (AFRICA) (PTY) LTD AND STRABAG INTERNATIONAL GMBH V SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY SOC LTD AND ANOTHER 2021 (2) SA 137 (SCA) (AVEN-STRABAG-SCA) INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND This judgment by... read more
BREAKING NEWS – AUGUST 2021 THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (“SAICE”) ASSOCIATION OF ARBITRATORS (SOUTHERN AFRICA) NPC (“AoA”) CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN AOA AND SAICE The Association of Arbitrators has enjoyed a long ... read more
