Bowmans
More informationAt Bowmans, the team stands out for its ‘great legal acumen’ and ‘very good construction capabilities’. Practice head Lize-Meré Ludick has ‘outstanding knowledge’ of contentious construction matters, while Bavesh Pillay brings experience in handling non-contentious construction work, with a focus on front-end instructions involving contractual matters. Diana Burger is also singled out for her contributions. Stephanie McDonald left the firm.
Testimonials
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‘The team from Bowmans was very intellectual, with great experience and insights. They brought not only great legal acumen to the table, but also commercial awareness.'
‘Lize-Meré is particularly sharp, efficient and contextualises a legal problem well. ’
‘They get the job done and offer timely advice where it can add value.’
Key clients
- Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB)
- Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc of Jersey
- NovaSource Power Services SA Proprietary Limited
- Hass-Consortium-GVR Infra Limited of Kenya
- Intex Construction Ltd of Kenya
- Babcock Africa Group and Babcock Ntuthuko Engineering Proprietary Limited
- Uphondo Lwe Nyathi Implementation and Training Proprietary Limited
- STANLIB
- Projectos Dinamicos LDA
- Goldwind New Energy South Africa
- The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
- TMMSA (Pty) Ltd
- Thales South Africa Systems (Pty) Ltd No
- Siemens Mobility Proprietary Limited
- Kropz Elandsfontein (Pty) Ltd
- BTE Renewables
- MSC Cruises SA of Geneva and subsidiary KwaZulu Cruise Terminal (Pty) Ltd
- African Clean Energy Developments
- Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc
- Rail Refurb CC
Work highlights
- Advised Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa on procuring two major refurbishment projects at the 2075MW Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Power Plant in Mozambique.
- Acting for Babcock in ongoing litigation against Eskom regarding boiler maintenance works on various Eskom power stations; the team recently advised the client on an urgent interdict and successful review application against Eskom concerning the termination of a boiler maintenance contract.
- Advised Goldwind New Energy South Africa on various sub-contracts for wind projects in South Africa.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lize-Meré Ludick