Dispute Resolution Services
Our services include dispute resolution and opinion work across a range of specialisations, some of which include:
- Contentious banking and finance matters.
- Class or group actions in South Africa.
- Commercial disputes of all kinds.
- Liability and risk issues.
- Business rescue, restructuring and insolvency.
- Corporate fraud forensic investigations.
- A wide range of insurance disputes.
- Cross-border disputes.
- Product liability.
Education & Training
Our Education & Training team has a wealth of experience in the education and training sector, specifically with regard to the acquisition, financing, governance and organisational structure of schools and universities. Learn about our Education & Training offering.
Corporate & White Collar Investigations
Our Corporate & White Collar Investigations team is distinguished by the vast experience of our specialist partners some of whom have more than 20 years’ experience in this field. Learn more about Corporate & White Collar Investigations.
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring
Our Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring team's focus is on guiding our clients to make the right decisions at the right time. Our team can help proactively manage any business rescue, restructuring and insolvency processes. Learn more about our Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring offering.
Public Law
Our Public Law specialists have extensive experience in many key areas of public law, including public procurement, public finance management, constitutional law, administrative law, municipal law, regulatory law, competition and health law. Our lawyers have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the broader legal and policy framework for decision making. Learn more about our Public Law here.
Product Liability
Our Product Liability specialists have dealt with a large number of claims on behalf of the firm’s major manufacturing clients over many years and have extensive experience in this field. Learn more here.
International Arbitration
Our dedicated team of International Arbitration practitioners are fully equipped to help you navigate the complexities of international arbitration in Africa and to guide you through the entire process in a pragmatic and commercially driven manner. Read more about our International Arbitration service offering.
Insurance Law
We offer multi-disciplinary insurance law expertise allowing a seamless and dedicated service to our clients. Our insurance lawyers combine a detailed knowledge of the law with a commercial awareness of the insurance industry. Learn more about our Insurance Law offering.
Construction & Engineering
Our Construction & Engineering lawyers provide legal and commercial solutions that add value to any project, from the concept phase and throughout the construction process. Learn more about offering here.
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Dispute Resolution Services
Our services include dispute resolution and opinion work across a range of specialisations, some of which include:
- Contentious banking and finance matters.
- Class or group actions in South Africa.
- Commercial disputes of all kinds.
- Liability and risk issues.
- Business rescue, restructuring and insolvency.
- Corporate fraud forensic investigations.
- A wide range of insurance disputes.
- Cross-border disputes.
- Product liability.
Education & Training
Our Education & Training team has a wealth of experience in the education and training sector, specifically with regard to the acquisition, financing, governance and organisational structure of schools and universities. Learn about our Education & Training offering.
Corporate & White Collar Investigations
Our Corporate & White Collar Investigations team is distinguished by the vast experience of our specialist partners some of whom have more than 20 years’ experience in this field. Learn more about Corporate & White Collar Investigations.
Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring
Our Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring team's focus is on guiding our clients to make the right decisions at the right time. Our team can help proactively manage any business rescue, restructuring and insolvency processes. Learn more about our Corporate Debt, Turnaround & Restructuring offering.
Public Law
Our Public Law specialists have extensive experience in many key areas of public law, including public procurement, public finance management, constitutional law, administrative law, municipal law, regulatory law, competition and health law. Our lawyers have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the broader legal and policy framework for decision making. Learn more about our Public Law here.
Product Liability
Our Product Liability specialists have dealt with a large number of claims on behalf of the firm’s major manufacturing clients over many years and have extensive experience in this field. Learn more here.
International Arbitration
Our dedicated team of International Arbitration practitioners are fully equipped to help you navigate the complexities of international arbitration in Africa and to guide you through the entire process in a pragmatic and commercially driven manner. Read more about our International Arbitration service offering.
Insurance Law
We offer multi-disciplinary insurance law expertise allowing a seamless and dedicated service to our clients. Our insurance lawyers combine a detailed knowledge of the law with a commercial awareness of the insurance industry. Learn more about our Insurance Law offering.
Construction & Engineering
Our Construction & Engineering lawyers provide legal and commercial solutions that add value to any project, from the concept phase and throughout the construction process. Learn more about offering here.
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Dispute Resolution Lawyers
Our Dispute Resolution lawyers have a reputation for succeeding in the most sensitive and complex of cases. Our approach is to provide pragmatic, commercially-focused legal solutions for our clients’ most complex problems.
Our Dispute Resolution LawyersPRACTICE HEAD
Rishaban Moodley
Practice Head, Sector Head, Director +27 (0)11 562 1666rishaban.moodley@cdhlegal.com
Dispute Resolution News
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As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly embedded in legal practice, South African legal practitioners (and potentially their insurers) face a new risk, challenging traditional professional liability and insurance coverage. These developments raise the question as to whether professional indemnity insurance will cover attorneys and advocates when AI-generated errors lead to client losses.
Reflections on the Public Procurement Act ahead of the Constitutional Court challenge to its validity
It has been more than a year since the Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024 (Act) was passed by Parliament (16 May 2024) and almost a year since it received the assent of the President (18 July 2024). However, it has not yet come into operation as the President has not proclaimed a commencement date. Recently, the City of Cape Town applied to the Constitutional Court to declare the manner in which the Act was adopted as being inconsistent with the Constitution and as such, invalid. This article does not get into that application, but the application has made the Act newsworthy again. Riding the wave, we take a brief moment to look at the dispute resolution provisions under the Act – specifically how information disclosure could have an impact on judicial review proceedings.
Safeguarding your good name: A podcast on defamation
In this episode of CDH Conversations, Tim Fletcher, Luke Kleinsmidt and Elham Shaik in the Dispute Resolution practice, discussed potential strategies when instituting defamation claims in South Africa, and potential defences to such claims.
Market recognition
Our Dispute Resolution team is externally praised for its depth of resources, capabilities and experience.
- Chambers Africa Awards ranked CDH Law Firm of the Year in the Dispute Resolution category.
- Chambers Global 2022–2025 ranked us in Band 2 for dispute resolution.
- Chambers Global 2018–2025 ranked us in Band 2 for restructuring/insolvency.
- Chambers Global 2022–2025 ranked us in Band 3 for insurance.
- Chambers Global 2020–2025 ranked us in Band 3 for corporate investigations.
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2017–2025 recommended us in Tier 1 for dispute resolution.
Market recognition
Our Dispute Resolution team is externally praised for its depth of resources, capabilities and experience.
- Chambers Africa Awards ranked CDH Law Firm of the Year in the Dispute Resolution category.
- Chambers Global 2022–2025 ranked us in Band 2 for dispute resolution.
- Chambers Global 2018–2025 ranked us in Band 2 for restructuring/insolvency.
- Chambers Global 2022–2025 ranked us in Band 3 for insurance.
- Chambers Global 2020–2025 ranked us in Band 3 for corporate investigations.
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2017–2025 recommended us in Tier 1 for dispute resolution.
Happy Clients
“Their commercial acumen and deep understanding of our sector have proven invaluable, particularly in providing urgent support whenever required.”
The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
“The team is technically very strong and commercially astute. This is a value for service offering whereby the firm seeks to charge its clients realistically for the services offered, which means that the client receives a high value for money service offering that exceeds expectations in all cases in my experience.”
The Legal 500 EMEA 2025
"The team is very capable and takes care in providing the best legal assistance to tend to the complexity of the matters."
Chambers Global 2025
"The team is well resourced and well staffed. They are very solid with regards to anticipating next steps and guiding us to a much more forward-looking approach to matters."
Chambers Global 2025
