Personal Details - Born 1955
Work experience
2013/2022 Contract Consulting (Pty) Ltd No. 2013/081791/07 - Johannesburg
Director & Executive Officer providing ...
Consulting services
- Engineering and Construction Contracts (FIDIC, NEC3 JBCC & GCC)
- Tendering, Evaluation, Administration
- Negotiation, Drafting of Particular Conditions, Contract Risk Analysis
- Assistance with claims, disputes and settlement
- Commercial Contracting (Business Contracts)
- Consulting & advice on integrating contracting risk best practices into commercial processes.
Business Development re: Engineering and Commercial Contracts, their Management and Administration
- Individual and Group Coaching
- In-house customised training
- Development of Contracting and Commercial functions and personnel
- Drafting and template management
Dispute management services
- Arbitration
- Adjudication
- Mediation & Conciliation
- Facilitation and Negotiation
2001/2022 Weiman Legal Consulting - Johannesburg - Sole Proprietor
Provided Training Content, Facilitation & Consulting Services to Training Provider Partners, including but not limied to ...
- Global Prospectus Training - Randburg
- Trainer to IIR International & ESI
- Layton-Matthews Consulting & Ingenue
- Client Skills Management Solutions
- Spectacular Training & Conferencing
- The Conference Zone
- PGA SA
- Upgrade Securities Management
- Eminent Conferencing
- Nkayelo Training and Conferencing
- ABS International
- Amabhubesi
- Robert Edwin Conferencing
- Stratexec Praesto
- and dozens more... (information on request)
Training Delivery & Development & Consulting in respect of ...
Engineering Contracts & Administration
- Engineering Law, Contracting & Management
- FIDIC - Drafting, Formation, Analysis, Administration, Claims, Disputes & Dispute Resolution
- NEC3 - Drafting, Formation, Analysis, Administration, Claims, Disputes & Dispute Resolution
- JBCC - Drafting, Formation, Analysis, Administration, Claims, Disputes & Dispute Resolution
- GCC - Drafting, Formation, Analysis, Administration, Claims, Disputes & Dispute Resolution
- Comparing and Contrasting FIDIC NEC3 JBCC & GCC
- Contract - Project Management Principles and Methodologies
- Other contracts and topics configurations on request
Commercial Contracting
- Drafting effective contracts
- Contract & Business Law for South African Managers
- Commercial Contracts Management and Administration
- Procurement Management
- Sales management
- Risk Management
- Negotiation of Commercial Contracts
- Commercial and Public Tendering
- Key Customer Relationship Management
- Pricing & Costing Theory and Methodology
- Contract Risk Management
- Legal Management Systems
- Open source online learning systems
- Business writing
- International Contacting and Comparative Contract Law
Law and Legal Compliance
- Corporate Governance
- Due Diligence
- Companies Act, 2008 and King III
- Consumer Protection Act
- National Credit Act
- Supply Chain Law and Processes
- Other legal topics on request
Public Sector Courses and Consulting
- Public Contracting: Supply Chain Management
- Public Contracting: Demand, Acquisition, Logistics and Disposal Management processes.
- Public Contracting: Proposal Preparation and Evaluation
- Understanding the Public Finance Management Act
- Understanding the Local Government Municipal Finance Management Act
- Understanding Municipal Structures, functions and organization
- Understanding and working with the National Qualifications Framework
2001/2007 - Weiman Attorneys - Pretoria / Johannesburg - Sole Proprietor
- Commenced new legal practice as Solicitor /Attorney September 2001;
- Commercial and Corporate Law practice;
- Qualified Attorney RSA
- Qualified Solicitor: England & Wales
- Special Projects relating to Medical Aid Scheme registration;
- Special Projects Banking Litigation;
- General Litigation.
2000 - Technology Enhanced Learning - Centurion - Managing Director
- Managing Director
- Contract Manager
- IT Online Learning Start-up;
- Researched online education models and features;
- Involved in JAD design and development;
- Managed IT Development Project and Implementation;
- Assisted with implementation of IthinQ.com (a SAP subsidiary) online learning website;
- Retrenched end August 2001.
1993/2000 - Gavin C Weiman Attorneys - Pretoria Sole Proprietor
- Areas of practice include litigation in all its forms and commercial drafting and settling of agreements;
- Admitted to appear in High Court of South Africa;
- Sold practice in January 2001 to manager IT Company.
1991/1993 - Free Market Foundation - Houghton Legal Consultant & Researcher
- Researching and advising on regulatory regimes worldwide on topical legal and economic issues.
- Preparing regulatory audits and draft regulations for the implementation of more economically benign regulatory regimes;
- Preparing submissions to government bodies, parliamentary committees and para-statals on the impact of proposed regulations from a socio-legal-economic perspective;
- Opposing select legislation on behalf of lobby groups where this fitted in with the objectives of the Foundation;
- Speaking at and participating in workshops and conferences on behalf of the Foundation;
- Seconded from 1 June 1991 to 30 September 1991 as assistant to the Chairman of the Ciskei Economic Advisory Board.
- Editor of ‘The Individualist’ a quarterly free-market-orientated magazine on public policy, social and economic issues;
- Left in April 1993 to start my own legal practice.
1981/1991 - J M Weiman & Partners - Pretoria Partner
- General Legal Practice specializing in litigation and trial advocacy in criminal and civil courts.
- Left in 1991 to take up post with Free Market Foundation.
Professional 1981
- Admitted as Attorney - Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court of South Africa
1996
- Admitted to Appear in the High Court
- Appeared regularly in criminal and civil trial and motion matters, appeals, and various criminal applications and procedures between 1996 and 1999.
1977 – 1981 Various Pretoria
- Various other positions
- Articled Clerk
- Judges Registrar – Supreme Court Pretoria
- Administrative Assistant – Department of Welfare & Pension.
Education 1980 University of South Africa Pretoria
- B.Proc Degree
- Started my studies through the University of Pretoria and completed it through Unisa;
- Sub-major in Political Science
1972 Christian Brothers College Pretoria
- Matric
Extracurricular activities
- 1995 – Chairman of Federal Party;
- 1988 – 1992 Chairman of Groundswell (an organization promoting democracy in South Africa);
- Public Speaking
- 1988 – 1992 Chairman (Political Organization) Democratic Party
Professional memberships
- Member of Transvaal Law Society
- Member of Pretoria Attorneys Association
- Council Member – Free Market Foundation
Interests and activities
- IT Development and Project Management,
- Law & Politics,
- Philosophy,
- Economics,
- Psychology
- Personal Development,
- Business and Management Sciences
Hobbies
- Writing
- Reading
- Music
- Road Running
- Travel