Joe Whittle > Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr > Johannesburg, South Africa > Lawyer Profile
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Offices
1 PROTEA PLACE
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG 2196
South Africa
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Joe Whittle
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Joe Whittle is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and a member of our Construction sector. Joe specialises in construction dispute resolution including mediation, adjudication, arbitration and litigation, and has experience in FIDIC, NEC 3, JBCC Series 2000, GCC and other forms of construction and engineering contracts, both in representing parties to disputes involving such contracts and in the negotiation of the terms thereof. Joe also has a wide range of experience in general commercial litigation, litigation pertaining to medical aid schemes and insolvencies.
Career
Joe completed his articles at a Durban law firm and became a Director of the firm in 1986. In 1996 he moved to the Cape and practised as a Director of another law firm before joining Hofmeyr (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr) as a Director in 1999.
Joe has been involved in numerous litigious matters involving High Court proceedings, mediations, adjudications and arbitrations in construction and engineering disputes, as well as in various commercial litigation matters, liquidations and sequestrations and proceedings involving medical aid schemes.
Languages
English
Education
- BCom LLB, University of KwaZulu-Natal
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1985
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Lawyer Rankings
South Africa > Construction
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s team has ‘very specialized knowledge of construction‘. Clive Rumsey leads the practice, which stands out for its expertise in handling complex, high-profile disputes in the space. The group has been kept busy advising energy and natural resources companies on cross-border litigation. The department leverages the expertise of the firm’s projects and infrastructure group to assist with related public procurement matters; Andrew van Niekerk is the key practitioner to note for this line of work. Joe Whittle, Timothy Baker and Krevania Pillay are also singled out for their contributions to the team.