Jonathan Ripley-Evans

Jonathan is a disputes partner based in the Johannesburg office. Jonathan heads up the South African Disputes practice. Jonathan has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution and general commercial litigation. He has also acted as mediator and as advisor/representative in both mediations and arbitrations, domestic and international. Jonathan is an AFSA accredited mediator and arbitrator and currently sits on the AFSA Management Committee. He was member of the core drafting committee responsible for the revision of the AFSA International Commercial Arbitration Rules which were launched in 2021. He is currently a Vice President of the AFSA International Court and also sits as a member of the court of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC). He is an accredited Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and currently sits on the board of the South African Branch. His practice is geared towards alternative dispute resolution, in particular arbitration and mediation but is equally placed to administer complex commercial court litigation. He focuses in the resolution of commercial disputes in a wide range of sectors including energy, mining, tourism, hospitality, property, construction and engineering.

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