The impact of cannabis in the workplace
Even though the use of cannabis in the home is now legal, the potential exists for employees to arrive at work under the influence....
A remarkable judgment that will have a huge impact in South Africa
The High Court in Pretoria recently ruled that certain provisions of South Africa’s interception legislation, the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of...
Legal Evolution/2 – What is Legal Project Management and how can I leverage it?
1. A brief definition of Legal Project Management
In the last Legal Evolution/1 article, I made brief reference to “Legal Project Management” and promised to...
Legal Evolution/1 – Are you worth your fees?
1. Legal Evolution – mastering change and disruption
A couple of weeks ago, Malcolm Pearson, the editor of Tech4Law asked me to share some of...
ZACR (South African Central Registry for Domains) WHOIS Information Redaction
As you may be aware, local and international data protection laws and/or regulations is currently in effect to govern the way in which...
Legalese for the Creatives and Innovators
Legalese is defined as a noun referring to the legal jargon frequently used by legal professionals in their everyday conversations and business writings, that...
Some Challenges Facing the South African Legal Fraternity
The legal profession, like all other professions, faces a particular set of challenges. When it comes to the South African legal fraternity, some of...
The Rental Housing Amendment Act: What you need to know
These legal complexities will make it all the more important for landlords to appoint reputable, reliable, knowledgeable, qualified and legally registered rental management agents...
AI Regulation In South Africa
What do we have to go on besides sci-fi fiction story I, Robot’s "The Three Laws of Robotics"?
In many industries in South Africa, there...
The ABC of trust audits
It is that time of the year where firms are busy preparing for their annual Trust audit. This should be an easy exercise if...
Afriwise: largest community of local African experts
Key to your success in any African jurisdiction is having access to a broad network of local experts who bring their best practices and...
A new open source licence to beware of?
Linux, Android, Firefox, WordPress – open-source software, or OSS, powers much of our everyday life. While OSS has brought great benefits, OSS users risk...
