Side Bar exists because not every engineering or construction firm has an in‑house legal team—but every project still carries legal risk. In court, a “sidebar” is where lawyers step aside from the noise to deal with issues quietly, honestly, and before they become problems. That’s how we work.
We provide practical construction law support alongside your business: clear advice, thoughtful judgment, and real conversations when decisions matter. No legal theatre, no unnecessary complexity—just experienced legal guidance, available when you need it, and delivered in a way that fits how you actually work.
“In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.”
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Engineering consultants often confuse two very different concepts: professional indemnity (PI) insurance and contractual limitation of liability. They may sound like the same thing, but they are separate and unrelated mechanisms. Insurance requirements are about how much minimum cover a client demands you carry, while a liability limit is about how much responsibility you legally…
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Across engineering disciplines and countries, engineers are bending the knee to their clients – sacrificing professionalism and compromising public safety in the name of keeping the client happy. This behaviour has a name: client-pleasing. And for every Registered Person under the Engineering Profession Act 46 of 2000, where it puts the public at risk, it…
