Our firm specialises in Construction and Engineering Law and assists clients in alternative dispute resolutions, bankruptcy issues for contractors, Contract Law, defective design or construction, Insurance matters, Labour issues and strikes. We also represent clients (Employer and contractors) in Dispute Review Board hearings and Arbitration proceedings.
Construction law is a branch of law that deals with matters relating to building construction, engineering and related fields. It is in essence an amalgam of contract law, commercial law, planning law, employment law and delict. It covers a wide range of legal issues including contract, negligence, bonds and bonding, guarantees and surities, liens and other security interests, tendering, construction claims and rekated consultancy contracts.
Our areas of expertise include inter alia:
- Construction procurement advice
- Bid and tender documentation
- Customised construction and engineering contracts, contracts including drafting and negotiating construction documents
- Interpretation and advice on the standard construction and engineering contracts.
- Public and private procurement procedures
- Construction codes, governance and ethics.
- Dispute resolution and litigation, including alternative dispute resolution methods (Building disputes and resolutions, Mediation and adjudication and formal arbitration).
- Environmental law including building code regulations.
- Insurance, includi9ng bond risk allocation.
- Land Acquisition
- Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
- Risk Advisory, including due diligence reviews.
- Zoning and land use.
Our clients in this area of law include inter alia Eskom Holdings SOC Limited and the City of Johannesburg on Infrastructure projects.