LEGAL SOLUTIONS Driven by Energy Industry Specialists

Tiefenthaler Africa is a specialist law firm - dedicated to providing legal solutions and innovation within the energy, mining, engineering, and construction industries.

Power & Energy projects comprise of a complex array of contract documents, field-specific issues and challenges. Our firm has decades of specialist experience, knowledge and first-hand understanding of the implications of these types of contracts, so as to critically evaluate the different constituent parts of such contract documentation, identify risks and to draft and negotiate the relevant terms and conditions.

Having been involved in many of the largest and most complex projects across the African continent including the Middle East, Australia, Europe and Asia, our specialists possess a wealth of expertise in strategic procurement, contract drafting and negotiating, and dispute resolution.

We regularly provide legal advice, due diligence, support, training and strategies on Procurement, Contract Development, Project Risk Management, Contractual Claim Services, Adjudication, Arbitration and Litigation to lenders, borrowers, sponsors, financiers, developers, contractors and employers associated with Power & Energy projects, Independent Power Producers (IPP), Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and the Renewable Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPP).

While our clients’ success will always be the best measure of our achievements, we’re proud to say the calibre of Tiefenthaler Africa and its people has been recognised by a number of prestigious national and international peer-reviewed awards and directories.

Supply chain management in Africa needs a rethink. COVID-19

changed everything—or did it?

OVID-19 has laid bare the vulnerability of the supply chain model that has dominated the way African firms have organised their production. In this model, firms rely on multiple suppliers, many of which are located far away (mostly in China).

With goods stuck at factories and ports around the world and shortages emerging, the pandemic disrupted the supply of most essentials. It also exposed the weakness of global interdependencies. Foremost among these were, of course, the essential medical devices needed to save people’s lives (bit.ly/3VAzTkh). Shortages were apparent also in many food items, consumer electronics and other necessities.

As we leave behind the worst of the pandemic and African managers across industries prepare for the post-COVID era, there is a need to reconsider the underlying logic of supply chains. That means rethinking the trade-offs between the benefits of globally dispersed production and the need for secure supply and quick delivery.