IN MEMORIAM – JUNE 2021 FERGUS CRAIG BLACKIE 18 July 1937 – 24 April 2021 On behalf of the Association, I wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of Retired Judge Fergus Blackie who passed away on Saturday 24Â April 2021 at the ... read more
IN MEMORIAM – JUNE 2021 PASSING OF AN EMINENT FELLOW: KEMP J KEMP SC On 27 January 2021 Adv Kemp Jurgen Kemp SC passed away at the age of 69 despite having just fought off a serious bout of Covid-19 infection. He was born in Kirkwood, a small East... read more
READERS’ LETTERS – JUNE 2021 A TCC SAYS DR HENDRY! Dear Sir, Dr Hendry concluded her informative and thought-provoking contribution in the April newsletter with two proposals. Â The first was the statutory establishment of a specialist court â... read more
FROM THE EDITOR’S PEN – APRIL 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 Associa... read more
ARBITRATION EDUCATION STATION – APRIL 2021 MEDIATION AND MEDIATION TRAINING – THE RESOLUTION REVOLUTION Over the years the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) regularly joined forces with its long-standing friends at the Society of Me... read more
ARBITRATION EDUCATION STATION – APRIL 2021 SPECIALISATION IN CONSTRUCTION LAW INTRODUCTION The Specialisation in Construction Law Course is a one-year distance learning course. It is intended for persons interested in gaining a better understanding ... read more
UNCLE OSWALD’S Q&A FORUM – APRIL 2021 THE ARBITRATION DEFENCE: S 6(1) OF THE ARBITRATION ACT AND THE COMMON LAW Dear Uncle Oswald A lively discussion ensued while I was staring at the glowing embers of a Sekelbos campfire with our mutual f... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – APRIL 2021 INTERESTING POINTS CONCERNING ADJUDICATIONS: THE RECENT JUDGMENT IN CONFACT CORE CONSTRUCTION CC V JLK CONSTRUCTION (PTY) LTD[1] Confact Core Construction CC (Confact), as sub-contractor, and JLK Construction (Pty) Lt... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – APRIL 2021 SHOULD ADJUDICATION DETERMINATIONS AND ARBITRATION AWARDS IN THE FIELDS OF BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING LAW BE PUBLISHED?[1] THE QUESTION Why do employers and contractors in the building, construction and en... read more
TOOLS OF THE TRADE – APRIL 2021 THE ROLE OF AN EXPERT WITNESS AND THE EVALUATION OF EXPERT EVIDENCE WHAT DOES THE EXPRESSION ‘EXPERT WITNESS’ MEAN? GENERAL The expression ‘expert witness’ is ordinarily used to refer to a witness whose opinio... read more
