Pinsent Masons and Keating Chambers co-hosted a two-day conference in Johannesburg discussing construction law issues in an African context. 

Day 1

1. Welcome Address

Richard Laudy
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2. Keynote

Michael Kuper
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3. Decisions in Global Construction Cases 2018-2019

David Thomas QC
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4. Concurrent Dela

Dawid Welgemoed
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5. Limiting Liability

Sarah Williams
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6. What is the impact of a fitness for purpose obligation in a design and build contract?

Paul Buckingham
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7. An international perspective on key trends in construction law and dispute resolution

Neal Morris
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8. The South African International Arbitration Act 

Prof David Butler
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9. African international arbitration? What is needed to shift the dial?

Panel discussion with Prof David Butler, Pat Lane, Shane Voigt, Dawid Welgemoed and Abdul Jinadu to facilitate
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10. Effective use of Dispute Boards 

Murray Armes
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Day 2

1. Welcome Address

Marcus Taverner
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2. Whose risk is it anyway? (An analysis of the market approach to typical risk mitigation provisions)

Jurg Van Dyk
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3. The new JBCC - The good, The bad and the downright ugly 

Bavesh Pillay and Themba Chauke 
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4. FIDIC 2017: A breath of fresh air or not quite the NEC? 

Rob Morson
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5. FIDIC's New Emerald Book - Going Underground Successfully? 

Charles Blamire-Brown and Rob Morson
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6. FIDIC 2017 (Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Boards - how effective is the "avoidance"?) 

Chloé de Jager 
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7. Claims for time and costs: the prospective-retrospective debate 

Johan Beyers
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8. Termination of commercial contracts (including SA cases and projects) 

Matt Finn
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9. NEC 4 (The disallowed costs regime in the NEC and how to avoid their application)

Tom King
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10. Can mediation be a cost effective solution for the resolution of construction disputes in South Africa?

Panel discussion with Johan Beyers, Neal Morris, Shane Voigt and Abdul Jinadu to facilitate
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