The construction practice at Werksmans Attorneys routinely advises clients that are active in the automotive, manufacturing, road construction, energy, infrastructure, and mining industries. Practice head Jennifer Smit boasts extensive experience in construction litigation, and he is adeptly supported by Deon Griessel, who is skilled in drafting complex, high-value construction and engineering contracts, and Jonathan Behr, who is strong in project development and financing transactions. Dewald Van Den Berg is key in construction disputes, and Kamiel Rajah and Boitumelo Rammala are further key contacts.
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Key clients
- Alphamin Resources Crop
- Astron Energy
- Bidvest TMS Industrial Services
- BAIC SA
- Bilfinger
- Digital Industries (Pty) Ltd
- Debswana Diamond Company (Proprietary) Limited (Botswana)
- Efficient Engineering
- Goldwind
- Haw & Inglis
- Isipani Construction (Pty) Ltd
- Kone Cranes
Work highlights
Representing Digital Industries (Pty) Ltd in a claim instituted against it in relation to engineered equipment supplied by Digital Industries for the Lake KIVU Methane Gas to power project in Rwanda.
Acted for Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd in drafting NEC3 based agreements for the design of a gasoline hydrotreater plant.
Advised Watchmaker Genomics (Pty) Ltd on a proposed EPCM agreement in respect of the design, procurement, and construction of client's new production facility in the Western Cape.
Practice head
Jennifer Smit
Other key lawyers
Deon Griessel; Jonathan Behr; Dewald Van Den Berg; Kamiel Rajah; Boitumelo Rammala