We offer a complete service in methods of dispute resolution.
Our lawyers work together with clients to identify and execute the most
advantageous business-oriented solutions, either by pursuing or defending
arbitration or litigation proceedings, or through alternative methods, such as
mediation. Our Dispute Resolution specialists are skilled in identifying the
correct approach to disputes in order to influence outcomes more positively and
manage risk most effectively.
Companies continually have to manage the risks inherent in doing
business locally, nationally and internationally.
Our lawyers operate in many spheres including banking,
industrial, tax, liquidation, insolvency, construction, product liability,
media, aviation, insurance, forensic, contract, mining and minerals and
environmental law.
Each lawyer has particular specialities and the work is
distributed by the practice heads according to the capacity and areas of
expertise of the lawyer concerned. Our lawyers have extensive experience in all
aspects of dispute resolution and are in a position to deal with any issue, no
matter how complex.
Some areas of specialisation include:
- Aviation
We act for a number of airlines, airport
operators, suppliers to the airline industry and regulatory authorities,
providing them with dispute resolution services both in respect of arbitration
and litigation and with general advice in aviation matters.
- Construction and Engineering
We have been involved
for many years in this very specialised area of legal practice, servicing our
clients which include a number of the big names in construction and engineering
in both South Africa and internationally. As a result, we have long-standing
relationships with experts in these fields.
- Contract
Contractual disputes arise daily
throughout our economy and assisting our clients in the successful resolution
of these disputes is an essential part of our skill set throughout the many
specialities in which we practice.
- Forensics
In the course of acting for our
substantial clients both in the banking sector and in other commercial sectors
we have often dealt with forensic investigations in the context of corporate
fraud, Anton Pillar type discovery procedures and increasingly with regard to
computer-based data.
- Insolvency, Liquidation and Restructuring
Insolvency and liquidation are an inevitable part of commercial practice
and we have considerable experience over many years in representing our clients
in this sphere, particularly as creditors where our role is to ensure that our
clients achieve the best result.
- Insurance Dispute Resolution
We deal with
insurance dispute throughout the sector including Short-Term Insurance, Life
Insurance and Pension Fund matters. We act for a number of insurance companies
and large brokerages and we have a great deal of experience in managing
insurance disputes across the spectrum from aviation disputes all the way
through to professional indemnity claims.
- Professional Negligence
We have dealt with many
disputes in the field of professional negligence both acting for the plaintiff
and acting for the defendant and including matters where we act for
professional indemnity insurers. These matters are invariably technical and our
very experienced lawyers are well equipped to find the most appropriate dispute
resolution process and to manage that process to a successful conclusion for
our clients.
- Product Liability
Product liability claims are an
inevitable thorn in the flesh of manufacturing industries. We have dealt with
product liability claims on behalf of our major manufacturing clients over a
long period of time and we have substantial experience in this field dealing
with minor claims of individual consumers which can generally be successfully
negotiated or appropriately discouraged to substantial claims which include the
risk of adverse publicity.
