Chiba Attorneys has extensive experience in pre and post contract award phases. We provide advice on and management of tasks during all stages of the project life cycle.

Our Services Include:

• Project delivery methods:
  We assist in the planning, design, construction and hand over of a completed project to an owner. We manage the entire process and co-ordinate with stakeholders such as designers, engineers, architects, consultants, contractors and subcontractors.
• Contract creation:
  We ensure quality documentation which covers payment provisions, notice provisions, change/ variation orders and dispute mechanisms.
• Reporting and feedback:
  Our progress and contemporaneous reporting incorporate planned delivery dates, daily progress records, cost/labour reports, correspondence registers, claims registers, inspection reports, change orders, health and safety notifications and updates, site meeting minutes and commercial meeting updates.
• Early warnings:
  We are proactive in advising clients and employers on how to implement measures to avoid time and cost delays in their projects.
• Contractor’s risk and mitigation tools:
  We handle pre-contract compliance, manage sub contractors, assist with site investigations, draft bonds and guarantees and assist with programme/schedule updates.
• Employer risks and mitigation methods:
  We manage designers, specification, project variations as well as all communication and project timelines.

We understand that agreements are vital to regulating commercial transactions and relationships and that a well-executed agreement would prevent unnecessary contractual disputes and avoid litigation. Our experienced attorneys are able to assist in providing creative and tailor- made commercial solutions drafted to your specific needs. In this regard our team provides the following commercial law services.

Our Services Include:

• Interpretation, negotiation, implementation of agreements across various business fields or industries;
• Drafting and reviewing of various types of agreements including but not limited to memorandum of incorporations, company resolutions, shareholders agreements, sale of business agreements, sale of assets agreements, partnership agreements, service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, joint venture agreements, buy & sell agreements, lease agreements (commercial and residential), consultancy agreements and supply, install and deliver agreements;
• Business advice, corporate governance, company secretarial services, incorporation and management of various legal entities, joint ventures, business restructuring, and B-BBEE transactions and compliance;
• Should parties to a contract fail to govern their relationship giving rise to a contractual dispute without any solutions or settlement, our commercial litigation team is best suited to assist in resolving the contractual dispute.

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution is one of our corporate attorneys’ core practice areas. Litigation can adversely impact your business objectives or even the continued feasibility of your business. As a result, it’s critical that our clients receive practical legal advice and focused representation.

Our Services Include:

• Partnership agreement
• Purchase and sale of movable property
• Service level agreements
• Services contracts
• Standard terms and conditions
• Subcontracts
• Suretyship

What Litigation issues to we assist with?

Business Disputes

Business disputes can often arise when two parties have a disagreement over a binding contract and wish to rescind or add conditions to the contract. Commercial disputes can be a lengthy process, especially when both parties do not see eye to eye, however, with Chiba Attorneys you can be assured that we will look to get the dispute resolved as quickly and efficiently as possible.