LnPulse Newsletter April
LnP Beyond Legal
LNP helps with strategic project solutions, on time and within budget in Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure.
Navigating the Construction Work Permit Application and Construction Work Notification Processes | A Guide for Clients and Contractors
Are you planning on commencing construction work? Understanding the application and notification processes pertaining to construction work permits and notifications are crucial to ensure compliance with the Construction Regulations, 2014.
Construction Regulations, 2014 | Appointing competent persons to ensure and monitor health and safety compliance for the duration of construction projects
Construction work comes with its own inherent health and safety risks. This is why the Construction Regulations, 2014 make provision for the appointment of competent persons to ensure and monitor health and safety compliance for the duration of a construction project.
This article will assist, amongst others, Clients and Contractors to identify mandatory and discretionary appointments, and to consider whether such appointments are in place to the extent required.
Refusal to sign a joint expert minute
Often in disputes, joint minutes of experts play a crucial role. A recent case highlights the importance of following court guidelines. This article examines the challenges in creating and signing these documents and the court's ruling.
LnP Obtains a Landmark Decision in South African | Fraud Exception stops a payment under a bond call
On 8 December 2023, the High Court refused a call on a performance guarantee because of fraud. This is one of the few decisions in South Africa that has granted an interdict based on the fraud exception.