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A Review: Treatment by Courts, of Adjudication, as an Alternative Form of Dispute Resolution in Construction Disputes

Countries around the world have been introducing adjudication as part of their legislative framework around ADR mechanisms in the construction...
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Treatment by Courts, of Adjudication, as an Alternative Form of Dispute Resolution in Construction Disputes – South Africa, Tanzania and Namibia

TREATMENT BY COURTS, OF ADJUDICATION, AS AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES – SOUTH AFRICA, TANZANIA AND...
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Letters on Force Majeure – Lessons Learnt from the aftermath of the Covid-19 Pandemic

LETTERS ON FORCE MAJEURE – LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE AFTERMATH OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Victoria Anaba Contract Administration Lead...
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Outlawed Foreign Foras: The Conundrum over Tanzania’s International Investor Disputes Resolution System

OUTLAWED FOREIGN FORAS: THE CONUNDRUM OVER TANZANIA'S INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR DISPUTES RESOLUTION SYSTEM By Madeline Kimei[1]   Introduction   The extractives...
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Using CRCICA in construction contracts: CRCICA arbitration and innovative dispute resolution mechanism safe from the Egyptian ‘Supreme Constitutional Court Law’ Amendments

 Using CRCICA in construction contracts: CRCICA arbitration and innovative dispute resolution mechanism safe from the Egyptian ‘Supreme Constitutional Court Law’...
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On demand guarantees in South Africa: A new exception to the sacrosanct principle of autonomy?

On demand guarantees in South Africa: A new exception to the sacrosanct principle of autonomy?  by Alon Meyerov, partner at...
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Construction Adjudication in Nigeria: Navigating the Enforcement Landscape

CONSTRUCTION ADJUDICATION IN NIGERIA: NAVIGATING THE ENFORCEMENT LANDSCAPE by Adeola Agunbiade-Adeyemi[1]   INTRODUCTION   Disputes arising out of construction contracts...
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How Can the Concepts of Good Faith, Custom and Equity be Reconciled with Pacta Sunt Servanda?

How Can the Concepts of Good Faith, Custom and Equity be Reconciled with Pacta Sunt Servanda? By Waleed El Nemr*...
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Construction claims for African Projects? You will need strong records

Construction claims for African Projects? You will need strong records by Simon Chandler,* Managing Director at FTI Consulting Construction Solutions...
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Rising Risk of Disputes in Construction Projects in Kenya in the Aftermath of the Pandemic

Rising Risk of Disputes in Construction Projects in Kenya in the Aftermath of the Pandemic by Eng. Wahome G. Wambugu,*...
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East African Infrastructure Projects and Dispute Resolution

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Growing Opportunities for the Construction Industry in Africa

Growing Opportunities for the Construction Industry in Africa by Ademola Bamgbose, Hogan Lovells and Ngo-Martins Okonmah, Aluko & Oyebode In...
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The Importance of the Employer’s Consent for Subcontract Works in Nigeria

The Importance of the Employer's Consent for Subcontract Works in Nigeria              by Osinachi Nwandem,* senior associate, ǼLEX, Nigeria  ...
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Construction Adjudication in Kenya: A New Dawn?

Construction Adjudication in Kenya: A New Dawn? by Ibrahim Godofa*[1] and Barkley Odhiambo**[2] For many years, construction adjudication has not...
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What do the new Amendments to the Egyptian Law mean for construction disputes in Egypt?

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Serial adjudication, contractual interpretation, and res judicata – a South African perspective

Serial adjudication, contractual interpretation, and res judicata – a South African perspective By Patrick Ellis SC and Ricky Ellis  ...
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South Africa’s Prompt Payment Regulations: Is it time to revisit the past?

South Africa’s Prompt Payment Regulations: Is it time to revisit the past? By Kyle Bowles, Associate at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr...
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The prevention principle and the risk of employer-caused delay under the 2017 FIDIC suite of contracts

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Risk relating to ground conditions under French and English law

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Shell takes Nigeria to ICSID

Shell has lodged an ICSID claim against Nigeria over an oil mining joint venture in the Niger Delta that has...
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Editors

Ngo-Martins Okonmah

Executive Director (Aluko & Oyebode, Nigeria)

Sadaff Habib

General Editor (Beale & Co, Dubai)

Dr Sally El Sawah

Editor, North Africa Region (El Sawah Law, Egypt)

Osinachi Nwadem

Editor, West Africa Region (Aelex, Nigeria)

Rubin Mukkam-Owour

Editor, East Africa Region (JMiles & Co, Kenya)

Marine Quintric

Editor, Ohada Africa Countries (Houda Law Firm, Cote d’Ivoire)

Wihan Meintjies

Editor, Southern Africa Region (Allen & Overy, South Africa)