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
UNCLE OSWALD’S Q&A FORUM – JUNE 2026 WHO TO BILL? Dear Uncle Oswald, I am a referral advocate and a member of the Johannesburg Bar. I was recently appointed by the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) as arbitrator to determine a... read more
UNCLE OSWALD’S Q&A FORUM – AUGUST 2026 A JURISDICTIONAL CHALLENGE Dear Uncle Oswald, As arbitrator I recently had to rule on a challenge to my jurisdiction in terms of article 23 of the 2021 edition of the Standard Procedure Rules for the ... read more
ANALYSIS OF AN ARBITRATOR’S AWARD – OCTOBER 2026 THE DUTCO PRINCIPLE IN SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION: WHY FIDIC AND NEC PRACTITIONERS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION INTRODUCTION The Association’s Board has endorsed the recommendation of ... read more
UNCLE OSWALD’S Q&A FORUM – OCTOBER 2026 EARLY DISMISSAL APPLICATIONS Dear Uncle Oswald, It is me again, Fearless Frikkie. I am again involved in an arbitration, this time as the respondent/contractor. The arbitral proceedings are governe... read more
