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Effective and compliant approaches for using AI-powered dictation
In legal settings, AI dictation refers to speech-to-text technologies that transform spoken words into structured text using natural language processing (NLP). Lawyers commonly use these tools to dictate correspondence, draft pleadings, record case notes and capture meeting discussions. Many modern dictation solutions are tailored to legal terminology and integrate...
GenieAI Unveils Eidetic Intelligence – Patent-Pending AI Redefining Legal Accuracy Amid...
GenieAI, a pioneer in legal artificial intelligence infrastructure, today announced the launch of Eidetic Intelligence, a patent-pending AI architecture purpose-built for legal work.
In testing, Genie’s system achieved 90% accuracy in simulated legal risk assessments, beating all other AI LLM providers tested.
The innovation, filed with the UK Intellectual Property Office...
The Digital Scapegoat – Who to Sue When Your AI Loses...
Welcome back to another instalment of our latest article. Hoorah!
Usually, we spend our time talking about the elegant reliability of practice management and the comforting precision of accounting packages - the bedrock of a sane law firm. But today, we look up from our ledgers at the swirling, neon-lit...
How AI and Synthetic Identities are reshaping insurance risk
Why insurers must rethink fraud and compliance in the age of AI
A new customer applies for a policy online. All the relevant documents have been submitted and appear legitimate. The face on the selfie matches the person’s ID. The address exists. The bank account checks out. The policy is...
Strengthening your legal practice against downtime
In the legal sector, where precision, confidentiality, and reliability are non-negotiable, downtime is more than a minor inconvenience. It poses a direct threat to profitability, operational continuity, and client trust. With South African law firms facing challenges such as cyber threats and compliance laws like the Protection of Personal...
The Great Replacement (of Your Admin)
Welcome to the Age of the Agentic AI Overlord…
Welcome to the future. It’s exactly like the past, EXCEPT your coffee is still lukewarm, your billables are still due, and your computer is currently planning a takeover of the boardroom. We all knew it was coming…
For years, we’ve been told...
Hackers demanded R5.7 million after bringing important South African bank to...
After exfiltrating and encrypting files from the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa’s servers during a ransomware attack in January 2026, hackers tried to extort R5.67 million in Bitcoin from the institution.
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana revealed the full extent of the breach in response to a Parliamentary...
Widespread address fraud in South Africa’s school admissions system – up...
Recent data collected by TPN Credit Bureau reveals a troubling reality in South African public school admissions: address fraud is no longer isolated or occasional. In one surveyed school, 40% of applications contained false or misleading address information. Another school uncovered fraudulent addresses in 20% of Grade1 applications, while...
AI walks into an arbitration: What could go wrong?
Artificial intelligence is no longer an abstract, futuristic concept in arbitration proceedings. It has already entered the hearing room (albeit, in most cases, unannounced), comfortably seated itself at the tribunal table and proceeded to (with alarming speed) hand down the award. It is not leaving anytime soon. So how...
Who is to blame when AI defames?
The rise of generative AI has also given rise to an increase in litigation based on false results which cause harm to a person's reputation. Defamatory output is sometimes caused by generative AI, and at other times, AI can be used to create false impressions about a person, as in...
The Gig Galaxy: why the future of work is about stability,...
For years, the gig economy has been framed as the opposite of stability – flexible, fast-moving, but fragmented. Defined, the gig economy is the prevalence of short-term, flexible, and freelance contracts rather than permanent, full-time employment. But that narrative is increasingly outdated. What we’re seeing instead is the rise...
Daan’s Snippets – 20th February 2026
News:
Lady Justice with her foot on a tortoise – does that image portray slow and sure or just slow? A free state judge has been on special leave since 2023, for a pending charge of theft, money laundering and contempt of court, but has had no charges laid against...
The Post-Truth Purgatory
Why Your Next Star Witness Might Be a Prompt…
Welcome to 2026, or as the more cynical among us call it, “Year Zero of the Great Hallucination”.
If you’re reading this, you are likely a legal professional currently nursing a lukewarm coffee and wondering if the affidavit on your desk was written...
AI is an Amplifier, Not an Autopilot: What Today’s General Counsel...
The role of the General Counsel has changed dramatically. And yet, in the moments that matter most, it has not changed at all.
Across industries, the GC has moved from adviser to strategic partner, to enabler and leader - increasingly accountable not only for legal risk, but for the operating...
Webber Wentzel Launches Technology Subsidiary – Fusion
Applied AI Grounded in Legal Insight and Lived Experience
African law firm, Webber Wentzel today announced the launch of a new AI, technology and legal operations subsidiary at the African GC Summit 2026 - as general counsel across the continent confront increasing regulatory complexity, cost pressure, and accelerating AI adoption...
Allen West’s The Practitioner’s Guide to Conveyancing & Notarial Practice (3rd...
The second edition of this book was released during COVID, in 2020 and since then, there has been new case law as well as new Registrars Conference Resolutions that have become available. The new edition examines and includes these.
With the recent passing of the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill by the...
Farewell Daryl Burman, champion of justice and advocate for the vulnerable
Daryl Burman, a champion of justice and women’s rights, has passed away at 88, leaving behind a legacy of integrity, mentorship and transformation in the legal community.
It was on a dance floor in Cape Town in the 1960s that a young Daryl Burman met Olga, then a theatre nurse...
Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund Continues Nationwide Imbizo Programme to Educate and...
The Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) continues to advance public protection and legal education through its ongoing National Imbizos Programme. In partnership with the Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the Legal Practitioners Indemnity Insurance Fund (LPIIF), the LPFF remains committed to taking vital information directly to communities across South...
The High Cost of Low Stakes
Why a Staff Writer is a Death Sentence for Your Brand …
"Hiring a staff writer to explain the law is like hiring a Lego architect to build a cathedral. The dimensions are correct, but the soul has been traded for interlocking plastic safety....
The Bot that Cried “Statute”!
Why Your Law Firm Needs a Human (Specifically, a Belletrist) …
Let’s be honest - we are all currently living in a digital fever dream. If I see one more LinkedIn post generated by a bot that starts with "In...
Why Your Law Firm is Invisible to AI: The 2026 Law Firm SEO Survival...
In 2026, the digital landscape for law firms is no longer just about “ranking on Google.” It’s about becoming the definitive, cited source for artificial intelligence. Law firm SEO has truly changed. Based on the latest analysis from SEO...
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