Robert Thackwell
Counsel
Johannesburg
Robert Thackwell
Counsel
Johannesburg
Contact Details
Robert advises both domestic and foreign clients across a range of sectors, most notably, construction and engineering, mining and energy.
Office
Johannesburg
6th Floor, 90 Grayston, 90 Grayston Drive, Sandton
Johannesburg
2196
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Master of Commerce (Taxation) (with Honours), Rhodes University, 2011
Bachelor of Laws, Rhodes University, 2008
Bachelor of Commerce, Rhodes University, 2006
Experience highlights
Advising a major contractor in connection with a series of arbitrations arising from the construction of a power plant in West Africa.
Advising a major oil and gas company in ICC arbitration proceedings arising from the construction of a prominent liquefied natural gas project in Australasia.
Advising various South African mining companies in relation to novel class action proceedings brought by former mineworkers in the Johannesburg High Court.
Advising a leading boiler works contractor against a power utility in adjudication proceedings arising from the construction of a 4800 MW power plant.
Office
Johannesburg
6th Floor, 90 Grayston, 90 Grayston Drive, Sandton
Johannesburg
2196
Qualifications
Professional
Academic
Master of Commerce (Taxation) (with Honours), Rhodes University, 2011
Bachelor of Laws, Rhodes University, 2008
Bachelor of Commerce, Rhodes University, 2006
Pro bono
- Advising a community in court proceedings against the government in relation to the re-acquisition of land rights previously appropriated by the Apartheid regime in South Africa.
- Preparing a report on debt incarceration in South Africa for the group, Advocates for International Development.
Recognition
A ‘Key Lawyer’ in the construction disputes team for the past two years.
Legal 500
Published work
- Robert Thackwell, Gerhard Rudolph (2019) “Throwing the Baby out with the Bathwater – balancing foreign investor protections with domestic policy initiatives”, Practical Law Arbitration Blog.
