South Africa
South Africa serves as a key strategic gateway for organisations with interests across the African continent.
South Africa is a strategic gateway for organisations operating across the African continent. Our Johannesburg office sits at the heart of our Africa practice, bringing together more than 50 partners and over 150 lawyers across South Africa, the UK, France, the UAE and China. This connected global team has extensive experience working across the continent, particularly in energy, infrastructure and technology, and works closely with a strong, market leading in country practice.
We have built a Johannesburg team that reflects our values of being approachable, bold and well connected. Clients regularly tell us that this sets our advisers apart. Our deep sector knowledge allows us to build closer client relationships and deliver legal advice that is both practical and forward thinking.
Alongside our Johannesburg practice, Pinsent Masons has also established a legal delivery centre in Cape Town within the Vario Practice Group to support international markets. Operating separately from the Johannesburg office, the Cape Town team strengthens our ability to deliver efficient, scalable and high quality legal and operational support across the firm.
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Our latest work
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
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Bombela Operating Company (Pty) Limited
Advising a key player on various High Court applications involving the operation of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link, and the related concession, operation, and maintenance contracts.
- South Africa
- Infrastructure
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Alstom Southern Africa Holdings (Pty) Limited
Advised Alstom Southern Africa Holdings, a majority shareholder in a South African transport consortium, on a High Court application involving a shareholder dispute regarding the operations of a locomotive supply entity.
- South Africa
- Professional & Public Services
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Etana Energy (Pty) Ltd
Advised Etana Energy (Pty) Ltd, an energy trader, on the negotiation of two generator power purchase agreements for wind energy projects.
- South Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised major international contractor, in a claim for damages against a materials supplier, arising from delivery of defective fabric filter bags supplied for use in pulse jet fabric filter plants on a coal fired power station project.
- South Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Client confidential
Advised a major international contractor, in an arbitration instituted by its welding subcontractor relating to claims for additional payment arising from welding works performed on a power plant project, together with counterclaims for recovery of overpayment of contract price adjustment. Amount in disputes was in excess of ZAR 500m.
- South Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised a major international contractor on a dispute with one of its subcontractors regarding recovery of overpayments under contract price adjustment provisions for insulation and cladding works at a power plant project, including strategic advice and representation in arbitration.
- South Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advising the successful bidder on various High Court applications in relation to the new concession contract award involving the Gautrain Rapid Rail Link.
- South Africa
- Infrastructure
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Advising multiple developers in relation to project lifecycle and claims advice in relation to issues arising under Power Purchase Agreements, EPC Contracts, O&M Contracts and related agreements on 10+ solar PV farms in South Africa.
- South Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Advised a global development finance institution, on its lending to a major African telecoms group in relation the groups expansion of it fiber-optic networks, cloud services, and data centers across Africa.
- Africa
- Financial Services
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Acting for a large South African contract miner in submitting and resolving disputes through arbitration and internal contractual alternative dispute resolution mechanisms for a variety of issues including interpretative matters and claims for compensation arising from adverse physical and climatic conditions
- South Africa
- Energy & Natural Resources
Our expertise, at your disposal
With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Junaid Banoobhai
Partner, Head Of Office, Johannesburg
