I am a practicing advocate, arbitrator and construction adjudicator in South Africa. I am a member of the Johannesburg and Mpumalanga Bars. I run a general commercial practice and besides my areas of expertise being environmental, construction and procurement law, I have run matters involving IT projects, business rescue and insolvency. I work on brief from attorneys and solicitors.
Phone:
+27 11 320-0600
I specialise in the following areas of law:
Environmental Law
Environmental law which also comprises the broad fields of water, climate change, food security, biodiversity, waste, air quality and energy law. Ancillary fields related to environmental law include town planning, disaster management, mining and occupational health and safety. I am also a qualified environmental and occupational health auditor and have experience with 14001 and 18001.
Construction Law
Construction law including construction adjudication, arbitration disputes and contract oversight of NEC, JBCC, GCC and FIDIC agreements.
Procurement Law
Procurement law including tender disputes, tender fraud and corruption matters.
Administrative and Constitutional Law
Administrative and Constitutional law in particular reviews of administrative decisions.
Company Law
Commercial contracts, shareholder disputes, liquidations and business rescue.
Arbitration and ADR
I am a qualified arbitrator, construction adjudicator and mediator. I hold qualifications in these fields with the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa and the Pretoria University. I am currently completing an accelerated arbitration course with the Association of Arbitration.
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Advocate Samantha Jane Martin
I hold an LLM in environmental law and I am currently undertaking my Doctorate. My LLM focused on CSR solutions to sustainability, unpacking corporate legislation and shareholder activism. My doctorate explores the environmental context of public private partnerships and public procurement projects. Prior to joining the Bar, I studied Mandarin Chinese whilst working in sustainable tourism for a few years. I was then involved in community projects on environmental campaigns.
Besides practice I am also a director of SABWiL (South African Black Women in Law), a non-profit organisation which is an educational platform for students offering mentorship, moot court and skills enhancement for tomorrow’s generation of lawyers.