by Damian | Jun 29, 2022 | Adjudication
Introduction and Background Adjudication is a popular form of alternative dispute resolution. It is employed around the world to resolve disputes of different types. In the event of a dispute over, say, a final account or delayed completion of a project, the parties...
by Damian | May 30, 2022 | Adjudication, Dispute Resolution, Webinar
Damian James joins Tiffany Widlake, Lize-Mere Ludick, Stephanie McDonald, Diana Burger and Vaughan Hattingh. The webinar is presented to the Construction Adjudication Association of South Africa (CAASA), and takes a look at construction adjudication. We join as Damian...
by Damian | Dec 1, 2021 | Adjudication, Dispute Resolution, Expert Secrets
The latest of Damian’s ‘Expert Secrets’ anecdotal pieces. Here, Damian takes a look at the importance of good valuation in resolving disputes. Damian received an appointment as expert for a well-known rail provider. In the dispute, he was asked to...
by Damian | Aug 25, 2021 | Adjudication
At Damian James, we don’t often act as party representative in adjudication, but a long-standing client recently asked us to. Our work focuses primarily on delay and quantum expert commissions in arbitrations. So preparing demands, notices and referrals in the...
by Damian | Mar 11, 2021 | Adjudication, Dispute Resolution
Our recent spotlight webinar focussed on adjudication, a form of construction dispute resolution. We noted the fact that in Africa, statutory adjudication (as seen in places such as the UK and Australia) may be a little way off. Yet, contractual adjudication is a...
by Damian | Feb 18, 2021 | Adjudication
At our Spotlight event in February 2021, Damian James joined Simon Kiriba of law firm, Bowmans and advocate, Johan Beyers for a look at the use of adjudication for resolving construction disputes in Africa. Could adjudication become the new normal way to resolve...
