Partner
BSocSc; LLB (UND); PG Dip. Maritime Law
Direct line: 031 536 8511 | Cell number: 079 496 1799
Richard is a lead partner in the construction and insurance law teams. He has practised as an admitted attorney in South Africa for over 25 years and has an extensive litigation and business law experience. He has developed a unique speciality in construction and project work, as well as complex insurance casualty claims.
He has advised clients on a range of project development, construction and engineering contracts, including major infrastructural projects undertaken in Southern Africa. He has represented clients in litigation and arbitration proceedings relating to building, engineering and commercial contracts and insurance contracts. He has also represented and assisted main contractors and subcontractors in putting together tenders, reviewing contractual conditions, contract risk assessments and claims formulation, as well as contract and project negotiations with employers. He has also advised a range of clients on commercial transactions and acquisitions.
As a result of this expertise in the construction industry, Richard has been appointed by national insurance companies to advise on issues relating to Occupational Health and Safety investigations, large casualty claims and professional indemnity claims. He has investigated a number of structural collapses and appeared in formal Inquiries.
His insurance practice includes professional indemnity work in the built environment as well as general professions and director and officer liability. He also deals with complex indemnity and recovery claims.
He is a committee member of the Association of Arbitrators Southern Africa and conducts adjudications and arbitrations in the field of construction and engineering law as well as insurance law and professional indemnity claims. He is a member of the International Bar Association Committee on International Construction Projects. He is also a Commissioner in the Small Claims Court.
Specialisation
- Administrative and Procurement Law
- Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Law
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law
- Healthcare Law
- Insurance Law
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Regulatory and Compliance Services
Richard’s Accolades
- 2025: Legal 500 – Construction, Engineering & Infrastructure
- Chambers Global Rankings 2025: Band 5
- Best Lawyers – 2026: Construction Law; 2025: Construction Law; 2024: Construction Law; 2023: Lawyer of the Year (Construction Law); 2021 – Construction Law
- M & A Today – Global 2021 – Construction Lawyer of the Year South Africa
- Lawyer International Legal 100 – 2021: Construction Lawyer of the Year
- The Lawyer Network – 2021: Construction Lawyer of the Year in South Africa.
- Corporate LiveWire Innovative & Excellence Awards – 2021: Construction Lawyer of the Year
- Global Law Experts – 2021: Construction Lawyer of the Year in South Africa
- Rated in Best Lawyers Guide for Construction Law – 2021/2020
- Corporate INTL Global Award – 2021: Construction Lawyer of the Year in South Africa
- AL Global: Leading Advisor Award – 2020: Leading Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Lawyer of the Year, South Africa; 2019 Leading Construction and Engineering Lawyer of the Year South Africa
- International Law Office (ILO) Top Construction Lawyer, 2014