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Dispute Resolution Matters

16 Oct 2013 1 min read Article

In this issue

  • Boilerplate arbitration clauses
  • The impact of s23 (3) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 on the meaning of 'residence'
  • Does an arbitrator have the same powers as a court to adjudicate a dispute where the conventional penalties act is raised as a defence?
  • Clerical acts and administrative action
  • 'It's my body' - mandatory HIV testing in South Africa: a brief legal perspective
  • Concourt doors wide open? - Comment on the Constitution 17th Amendment Act of 2012

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