Alon Meyerov

Full Profile

Alon’s practice focuses on all aspects of dispute resolution, with a particular focus and expertise within the construction and engineering sectors, energy and renewables sectors, as well as international arbitration.

Alon has over 15 years' experience in dispute resolution and has substantial experience in the construction and engineering sectors and the energy and renewables sectors including both back end and front-end experience. He has advised numerous large international and domestic (South African) clients, including contractors, employers, engineers and insurers on various aspects of construction and renewable projects and disputes.

Alon’s experience includes arbitrating (and litigating) on the various standard form construction contracts including the JBCC, NEC, FIDIC (various books) and GCC. Alon has been involved in numerous domestic and international arbitrations and has experience in utilizing the ICC, UNICITRAL, LCIA, SIAC, ASA and ASFA Rules.

Alon acts primarily for large domestic (South-African) and international contractors in Sub-Sahara Africa, including jurisdictions such as South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Mauritius, Malawi, Namibia, DRC and Nigeria. Outside of Africa Alon has acted for clients in the UAE, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Australia. 

Alon’s construction experience also covers all aspects of construction insurance including providing coverage advice on CAR policies and PI policies, to both contractors and insurers. Alon also specialises in construction guarantees and has acted for both insurers and contractors in providing advice on all aspects of construction guarantees.

Alon’s practice also focuses on all areas of alternative dispute resolution including mediation and adjudication. Alon has considerable general commercial litigation experience and has represented numerous large corporate clients, both South African and international, in a wide range of matters, and across several sectors, including construction and engineering, mining, insurance, tender reviews, shareholder disputes, financial market disputes and defamation cases.

Alon’s practice focuses on all aspects of dispute resolution, with a particular focus and expertise within the construction and engineering sectors, energy and renewables sectors, as well as international arbitration.

Alon has over 15 years' experience in dispute resolution and has substantial experience in the construction and engineering sectors and the energy and renewables sectors including both back end and front-end experience. He has advised numerous large international and domestic (South African) clients, including contractors, employers, engineers and insurers on various aspects of construction and renewable projects and disputes.

Alon’s experience includes arbitrating (and litigating) on the various standard form construction contracts including the JBCC, NEC, FIDIC (various books) and GCC. Alon has been involved in numerous domestic and international arbitrations and has experience in utilizing the ICC, UNICITRAL, LCIA, SIAC, ASA and ASFA Rules.

Alon acts primarily for large domestic (South-African) and international contractors in Sub-Sahara Africa, including jurisdictions such as South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana, Mauritius, Malawi, Namibia, DRC and Nigeria. Outside of Africa Alon has acted for clients in the UAE, China, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Australia. 

Alon’s construction experience also covers all aspects of construction insurance including providing coverage advice on CAR policies and PI policies, to both contractors and insurers. Alon also specialises in construction guarantees and has acted for both insurers and contractors in providing advice on all aspects of construction guarantees.

Alon’s practice also focuses on all areas of alternative dispute resolution including mediation and adjudication. Alon has considerable general commercial litigation experience and has represented numerous large corporate clients, both South African and international, in a wide range of matters, and across several sectors, including construction and engineering, mining, insurance, tender reviews, shareholder disputes, financial market disputes and defamation cases.

Experience

Alon's experience includes:

• Represented a JSE listed contractor in several infrastructure disputes (downstream) with sub-contractors and suppliers relating to several renewable energy projects, in South Africa, including Jeffrey’s Bay, Dorper and Amakhala wind farm.  
• Provided general advice to a JSE listed contractor in respect of a number of renewable energy projects. Counterparties included developers, owners and financiers.
• Represented an international contractor in a number of disputes relating to the construction of power stations in South Africa (Medupi and khusile), including both upstream disputes with employer and downstream disputes with sub-contractors. 
• Acted for a JSE listed contractor in a number of disputes with power utility companies including Eskom and City Power.
• Represented a large international contractor in advising on back-to-back provisions of an EPC and PPA agreements relating to the development and construction of renewable energy plants.
• Provided advice to JSE Listed contractor relating to disputes on a number of energy and infrastructure projects in Africa, including Mozambique and Ethiopia.
• Representing a large Pan-African contractor in arbitration proceedings in Rwanda, relative to various energy tender awards made in Rwanda.
• Representing a distributor of various energy products inducing inverters and batteries in a dispute with the Chinese manufacturer of the products, relating to specifications of the products. 
• Representing a large international employer in a number of separate adjudications with a number of different contractors on several different projects in South Africa. Disputes relate to, amongst others, extension of time claims and associated costs.
• Representing a major international contractor in respect of a large infrastructure project in Botswana. Advice includes advice on all aspects of the project, including:
  • Project management;
  • Claims management and submissions;
  • Contractual interpretation relating to entitlement to claim extensions of time and associated costs;
  • Aspects of Botswana Law;  
  • Disputes with sub-contractors and employer;
  • Referral to arbitration;
  • All aspects of construction guarantees.
  • Representing a major international contractor on all aspects of a large infrastructure project in Zambia, including advice on:
  • Claims management and submissions;
  • Contractual interpretation relating to entitlement to claim extensions of time and associated costs;
  • Advice on all aspects of Zambian Law;
  • Disputes with suppliers and employer;
  • Advice on referral to arbitration;
  • Advice on all aspects of construction guarantees; and
  • Advance payment guarantee and performance guarantee.
• Represented international construction and engineering company in dispute with sub-contractor in Botswana, relating to a multi-million Dollar construction project.
• Represented a JSE listed contractor in a number of transport related disputes relating to rail network projects.
• Representing a large international employer in a multi-million-Rand dispute with its contractor in the mining sector. The disputed related to aspects of onboarding irregularities and associated extension of time claims.
• Advising an international contractor in a number of multi-million-rand dispute with the employer in the energy sector. The disputes included delay claims and extension of time claims. 
• Represented a listed South African contractor in a dispute with the employer relating to a large rail project. The disputes included delay claims, extension of time claims and liquated damages counter claims.
• Represented a large Australian mining house in relation to a multi-million US Dollar dispute on a diamond mine project in Botswana, including a mediation in Botswana.
• Advice to client in relation to contractual negotiations and dispute resolution with large international hotel group in relation to development of a hotel in Botswana. 
• Representing an Australian mining company, in arbitration proceedings in relation to  multi-million US Dollar claims involving delays, extensions of time and applicable rates.
• Representing an Australian mining company in a mediation with EPC engineering in relation to a mining project in Malawi.
• Representing professional engineering firm in a fee dispute relative to professional services rendered in South Africa, Angola and Nigeria, such appointments being FIDIC based. 
• Acted for international professional engineers relating to a claim by a sub-contractor in respect of various projects in Tanzania.
• Acting for several insurers on disputes relative to demand made on construction guarantees.