Roelf Nel

Roelf is privileged to lead the great team at Roelf Nel Incorporated to ever higher levels.

He specializes in both the delivery of infrastructure and energy projects with extensive experience in construction advisory project execution mandates and dispute resolution relating to these types of projects.

Roelf has a passion for the construction sector and presents training on standard form construction contracts to the industry and the legal profession.

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

2024: Best Lawyer Awards as a Practitioner and as a Firm
2023: Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) Panel member
2021: Fellow of the Association of Arbitrators (AoA)
2020: Associate Member the South African Institute of Civil Engineers
2017: Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
2016: Friend of the Pretoria Institute of Architecture (PIA) 2016: Appointed to RICS president’s panel of Mediators
2016: Appointed to the South African Institute of Civil Engineers’ (SAICE) Presidents List of Mediators
2015: Completed Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Mediation Course
2006: Conferred right of appearance in the High Court
2006: Admitted as attorney – Law Society of the Northern Provinces
2003: LLB (cum laude) – University of Pretoria

RN INC EXPERTISE:

The firm was founded by Roelf Nel.

He obtained his LLB degree Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria in 2002, following which he went on to complete his articles at one of the larger litigation firms in the Western Cape. During 2005 he moved back to Pretoria where he practiced as a professional assistant at a leading Pretoria criminal law firm.

During 2007, he moved to Markram Incorporated where he practiced as an Associate in, what was then, a niche construction and engineering law firm.

Roelf specializes in Construction and Engineering Law. He focuses on equipping individuals and entities to avoid most arbitration and litigation proceedings, to avoid delays and to proactively deal with disputes. All of this is achieved by effectively managing the building contract.

Roelf is regularly involved in arbitration and litigation proceedings acting for both employers and con- tractors.

He also advises professionals on all aspects of service delivery and their contractual and delictual obligations towards all project stakeholders.
Roelf has successfully completed the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) mediation training and is a firm believer of the mediation process he was appointed to the RICS presidents’ panel of Mediators during 2016.

He presents CPD accredited training on the JBCC, FIDIC, NEC and GCC contract suites to professionals in the built environment on behalf of the JBCC, RICS, the Pretoria, Gauteng, Western and Eastern Cape, Free State and KZN Institutes of Architects, the Architects Association of Botswana and to Master Builders South Africa North.

Roelf serves as mediator, adjudicator and arbitrator on the South African Institute of Civil Engineers (SAICE) president’s list and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and an Associate member of SAICE and the Association of Arbitrators.

He regularly advises employers and contractors on contract placing strategy, which includes the drafting of project specific documents and additions and amendments to standard form building and construction contracts, sub-contracts, guarantees, sureties and professional services agreements.

During his time at Markram Incorporated, he regularly dealt with Professional Indemnity insurers and often advises on both internal and external project risk and the appropriate cover.