Zimbabwe signs MOU with Chinese investors for ‘Disneyland in Africa’

The tourism minister says the project could push Victoria Falls’ revenue to USD 5 billion by 2020. The Zimbabwean government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese investors for the continent’s first Disneyland theme park. The country’s …

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Is There Still Place For Fixed-Term Contracts In The Construction Industry?

Can a construction contractor automatically terminate its employees’ contracts when skills are no longer required for a construction project? This question was at the centre of the Labour Court case of National Union of Mineworkers obo Milisa and Others v WBHO…

Topics: Construction & Engineering Law | Contract Law | Dispute Resolution | Labour Law

Bowmans moves the Gautrain forward

A team of specialist litigation and corporate lawyers at Bowmans South Africa has been involved in one of the largest, if not the largest, commercial settlements in the history of South Africa’s construction industry. The settlement, valued at ZAR 1.274 billion,…

Topics: Commercial & Corporate Law | Construction & Engineering Law | Dispute Resolution

Revised Construction Sector Code deconstructed

The DTI issued the draft Amended Construction Sector Code for public comment (Revised Construction Sector Code) on 28 October 2016. The purpose of the Revised Construction Sector Code is to, inter alia, align to the principles contained in the Amended Generic Codes…

Topics: Black Economic Empowerment | Commercial & Corporate Law | Construction & Engineering Law

Inland and coastal refineries and the cost of transporting oil – Transnet v Total

The recent Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) case of Transnet v Total is important not only for those in the petroleum industry, but also, more generally, when it comes to aspects of competition and discrimination, as well as the impact of changes in the law …

The Case Of The Unconditional Guarantee That Wasn’t

When the wording of a construction-related guarantee is ambiguous, the intention of the parties involved is key in determining its true nature. This was highlighted in a recent Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) judgment, which found that the best way to determine…

Topics: Commercial & Corporate Law | Construction & Engineering Law | Contract Law | Dispute Resolution

The duty to disclose business rescue proceedings

On 14 April 2016, the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) in the matter of Umso Construction Proprietary Limited (“Umso”) v MEC for Roads and Public Works Eastern Cape Province Responsible for the Road and Transport (“MEC Eastern Cape”) (case number 20800/2014)…

Topics: Commercial & Corporate Law | Construction & Engineering Law | Dispute Resolution | Insolvency & Business Rescue

New Partner In Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Corporate And Commercial Practice

Leading corporate law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr welcomes Luntu Sebatane as a new partner in the Corporate and Commercial practice. She comes with solid legal experience, sound knowledge and in-depth expertise having been in-counsel for top notch corporates …

Topics: Commercial & Corporate Law | Construction & Engineering Law | Dispute Resolution

Special Economic Zones – An Efficient Instrument To Increase Industrialisation

Special Economic Zones (“SEZs”) are geographically designated areas within a country that are set aside for specifically targeted economic activities, supported through special arrangements (that may include laws) and systems to promote industrial development.…

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Construction & Engineering Law

Zimbabwe signs MOU with Chinese investors for ‘Disneyland in Africa’

Is There Still Place For Fixed-Term Contracts In The Construction Industry?

Bowmans moves the Gautrain forward

Revised Construction Sector Code deconstructed

Inland and coastal refineries and the cost of transporting oil – Transnet v Total

The Case Of The Unconditional Guarantee That Wasn’t

The duty to disclose business rescue proceedings

New Partner In Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s Corporate And Commercial Practice

Special Economic Zones – An Efficient Instrument To Increase Industrialisation

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