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 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
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
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 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
