Dispute Resolution

Our partners have a reputation for assisting clients with all types of disputes and a proven track record when it comes to resolving them quickly, effectively and to the client’s satisfaction.


Disputes can disrupt your business operations and tarnish reputations.

Our dispute resolution practice offers comprehensive and strategic solutions to complex legal conflicts. We tailor our approach to meet the unique needs of each client, leveraging our legal expertise and deep industry knowledge to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Importantly, we always align our advice to our client’s primary dispute objective – whether it be to explore a strategic settlement or ensure their case is put forward.

Our partners have a reputation for assisting clients with all types of corporate and commercial disputes and a proven track record when it comes to resolving them with integrity, quickly, effectively and to their client’s satisfaction.

We offer the following services and ensure our clients know what remedies are available to them:

  • Negotiation and mediation
  • Arbitration
  • Litigation
  • Advisory services

Major publishable transactions

  • Advised Mpfumelelo Business Enterprise in relation to a subpoena issued against it in an insolvency inquiry and representing it at the insolvency inquiry.
  • Advised the Provisional Curator of Medipos Medical Scheme on different aspects of the curatorship including the challenge to the curatorship, liquidation and later placing in business rescue of the employer group of a restricted medical scheme and enforcement of the scheme’s claim in terms of the business rescue plan.
  • Representing a number of listed clients in various complex commercial disputes across a range of specialisations such as insurance, business rescue, liability issues, cross-border matters, contracts and risk.
  • Acted for a capital markets research and trading firm in disputes with former shareholders.
  • Acted for a UK investment advisory entity in international arbitration proceedings against a Botswana educational institution for recovery of success fees.
  • Acted for Pepkor Trading (previously JDG Trading) in defending regulatory proceedings by the National Credit Regulator arising from the provision of credit life insurance.

Mining

  • Acted for an AIM-listed UK diamond mining company in international arbitration proceedings against its EPCM contractor arising from a mine development in Lesotho.
  • Acting for a manganese mining company in disputes with a neighbouring miner and negotiations with a state-owned entity regarding rail usage.
  • Acting for a UK mining company in defending international arbitration proceedings instituted by its mining contractor for loss of profits.

Information Technology and Communications

  • Acted for NGN Telecoms in defending a claim by its software developer and service provider.
  • Acted for Selpal, a virtual distribution platform, in defending a claim by its software developer, DVT, on the basis of defective performance.

Healthcare

  • Acted for South Africa's largest retail pharmacy chain in a claim against its software developer arising from defective performance.

Property

  • Acted for Southernport Developments in successfully asserting a claim against Transnet for harbour-front property in Gqeberha.