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Gerrit Coetzee

Director, Commercial, Labour Litigation and Administration of Deceased Estates

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Gerrit Coetzee

Director, Commercial, Labour Litigation and Administration of Deceased Estates

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Clients often have very different perceptions about the necessity and type of contract they may need for their construction contract.... Surprisingly, even with large development projects, there is often the view that if you have the quote and designs, why then bother with a contract? In this article, we provide some guidance on the various types of c

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Does a construction contract have to be in writing?

20 October 2023

You’ve been planning to make some upgrades to your home and you’ve approached a building contractor with a good reputation... who is happy to take the job. The only question remaining is, do you have a written construction agreement drawn up, or can you and the contractor verbally agree on the scope of work and price?

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Don’t get caught napping with a time-bar clause in your construction contract

07 March 2023

Clients are often surprised when they discover clauses in their construction contract that requires them to give notice to the... building contractor, usually within very short periods of time, of their intention to dispute a set of circumstances, failing which, they lose their right to refer such a dispute for dispute resolution. This then rais

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The importance of mediation, adjudication and arbitration in construction disputes

20 October 2022

Parties to construction projects easily get nervous when they see provisions in the agreement that demand that disputes be referred... to mediation and/or arbitration. Why have these provisions, and do they water down the enforcement of their rights? In this article, we unpack why clauses such as these have become the norm in the construction industry

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How conditional is a performance guarantee?

15 November 2021

Our company recently had to provide a performance guarantee to guarantee work we have to do on a large civil... project we have been contracted for. There have been a number of labour and environmental issues which have affected our ability to deliver with the contracted timeframes on the work, and the client is threatening to enforce our performance

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What Covid tax relief measures can my company qualify for?

06 January 2021

I have a construction company which has been hard hit by the Covid-pandemic and although I have managed to keep... our doors open and not retrench my employees, we are in dire straits. I understand that there are some tax relief measures which I can access to assist my company. Is this true?

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