Krevania Pillay

Kriv-aan-ee-ahSenior Associate
Krevania Pillay and Joe Whittle are both highly professional individuals who are passionate about what they do. I value their work ethic, attention to detail and their thoroughness. It was an absolute pleasure working with them.
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About

Krevania is a Senior Associate in the Litigation & Regulatory team. She specialises in construction dispute resolution, including adjudication, arbitration and litigation proceedings. She has advised and represented public and private sector clients in relation to the FIDIC, JBCC and GCC construction and engineering contracts, including negotiating complex settlements.

She also has extensive investigations experience and has been involved in Sub-Saharan and cross border corporate investigations relating to procurement irregularities, fraud, corruption, money laundering and working with law enforcement authorities to provide co-operation in criminal matters.

Professional QualificationsAttorney of the High Court of South Africa, 2014

EXPERIENCE

  • Assisted a multinational energy and chemical company in adjudication proceedings in respect of a multi-million ZAR dispute in terms of a NEC3 Construction Contract.*
  • Assisted a prominent South African parastatal in various adjudication, arbitration and litigation proceedings to pursue product liability claims in terms of a NEC3 Construction Contract.*
  • Assisted a large state-owned entity in litigation proceedings relating to a dispute in terms of the General Conditions of Contract, the JBCC Series 2000 Principal Building Agreement (Edition 4.1 of March 2005) relating to damages for the replacement contract value consequent to the Contractor's default.*
  • Part of the legal team advising a multinational mining company in relation to Contractor's potential claims in terms of the FIDIC Redbook Contract arising from the COVID-19 national lockdown.*
  • Part of a legal team advising a multinational construction company in a multi-million USD claim against an Employer in terms of the FIDIC Redbook Contract relating to, amongst others, recovery of retention money and rectification of defects.*
  • Represented and advised an infrastructure development agency of a major metropolitan city in various disputes in terms of the General Conditions of Contract, 2015 including claims for retention money and complex termination negotiations with the Contractor and third parties.*
  • Represented a South African development bank in various litigation proceedings including against a guarantor, in a claim relating to a call on an on-demand retention guarantee and a claim relating to a call on an on-demand advance payment guarantee.*
  • Represented a listed South African entity in arbitration proceeding to set aside decision of an Adjudicator, in a multimillion ZAR claim, relating to rectification of the JBCC construction contract.*
  • Advised a listed South African entity in respect of claims against the architect and principal agent for professional negligence, in a multimillion ZAR claim, in terms of a JBCC construction contract. *
  • Advised a South African mining operation regarding the available termination options in terms of a NEC3 short form contract, concerning a multimillion ZAR construction project.*
  • Represented a multinational energy and chemical company in arbitration proceedings in respect of a multimillion ZAR claim in terms of a NEC3 Construction Contract relating to rectification of defects.*
  • Advised a prominent South African public entity in complex settlement negotiations in respect of a multimillion ZAR dispute in terms of a JBCC Construction Contract resulting in the successful conclusion of a termination agreement.*
*Denotes experience from previous firm.
Languages
  • English

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Legal 500 EMEA 2023, Recommended Lawyer for Construction and Engineering
Education
  • University of Pretoria, Advanced Course in Construction Contracts, 2023
  • University of Pretoria, Law, LLB, 2008 – 2012