CASE IN POINT – APRIL 2023 IRREGULARITY OF AWARDS GIVEN BY DEFAULT In The Greater Tzaneen Municipality (the Municipality) v Siphiwe Engineering and Technologies CC (Siphiwe) the court, sitting as a court of appeal (the court of appeal), had to consi... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – APRIL 2023 SIDESTEPPING AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT Introduction Arbitration is an alternative private dispute resolution process which is governed by the Arbitration Act 42 of 1965 (the Act). If a party to a contract, which includ... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – APRIL 2023 EXERCISING A DISCRETION UNDER SECTION 20 OF THE ARBITRATION ACT: A SUMMARY OF THE RELEVANT CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES The scenario 1. Two parties, an organ of state on the one hand and a landowner on the ot... read more
FROM THE EDITOR’S PEN – APRIL 2023 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
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – DECEMBER 2023 POWERS OF AN ARBITRATOR UNDER SECTION 12B (4) (a) OF THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ACT 120 OF 1977[1] Introduction 1. The Constitutional Court (CC) recently had occasion to pronounce on the ambit of s 12B (4) (a) of th... read more
CASE IN POINT – JUNE 2024 DOES AN ARBITRATOR HAVE THE DISCRETIONARY POWER TO DECIDE A DISPUTE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PLEADED? In the case of Close-Up Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others v The Arbitrator, Judge Phillip Boruchowitz and Another,[1] the Supreme Cou... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – JUNE 2024 CHALLENGING AN ARBITRATION AWARD ON THE GROUNDS OF SERIOUS IRREGULARITY – LESSONS FROM THE UK Introduction This tale is about two Irish businessmen who came ever so close to striking it very rich in Nigeria. Mr Mi... read more