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WHY ARE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SO UNIQUE WHEN IT COMES TO RECOVERIES
WHY ARE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS SO UNIQUE WHEN IT COMES TO RECOVERIES
Construction contracts are often of large value and could entail complex works with detailed specifications. Whilst generally based on standard form contracts
Public sector procurement – Road block ahead!
Public sector procurement – Road block ahead!
The recent Constitutional Court judgment in Minister of Finance v Afribusiness NCP has put an abrupt halt to public sector procurement with National Treasury
The GCC2015 – Dissatisfaction claims and dispute notices
The GCC2015 – Dissatisfaction claims and dispute notices
The General Conditions of Contract for Construction, Third Edition, 2015 (“GCC2015”), a widely used contract within the South Africa Construction Industry,
Contract document hierarchy and document conflict – what are the remedies provided under construction contracts and common law?
Contract document hierarchy and document conflict – what are the remedies provided under construction contracts and common law?
Working on construction projects and specifically with the construction contracts, whether large and/or medium to small scale projects, every so often, you
A claim referred to adjudication is not necessarily confined by the clauses relied upon in the contractual claim
A claim referred to adjudication is not necessarily confined by the clauses relied upon in the contractual claim
A claim referred to adjudication is not necessarily confined by the clauses relied upon in the contractual claim
More woes ahead for Eskom
More woes ahead for Eskom
In between the rotational load shedding the country is experiencing, recent media reports that Eskom has resorted to “load reduction” have also come to the fore.
Rental of Equipment and Late Payment
Rental of Equipment and Late Payment
We were recently approached by a client that rents out certain equipment on construction sites and was facing difficulties collecting said equipment when other party
Arbitrator’s award considered nothing but an irrelevant opinion…
Arbitrator’s award considered nothing but an irrelevant opinion…
Recently we were involved in a matter where adjudication proceedings were instituted against our client under a subcontract whereby our client’s opponent
Our Covid-19 reality, a wake-up call forcing a challenging future in negotiating new construction contracts.
Our Covid-19 reality, a wake-up call forcing a challenging future in negotiating new construction contracts.
Covid-19 Statistics South Africa reported that 1 630 008 tests have been conducted, 151 209 positive cases identified, 2 657 total deaths and with 6945 new
