The Boardroom has a Dashboard for Everything Except the Lawsuit that Might Kill It
Why legal risk is becoming a live business metric…
Boards have become very good at measuring things. Sales pipelines are sliced by region before breakfast....
(A)I rest my case: AI and the future of online dispute resolution
If there is one thing organisations know well, it is that disputes are expensive. The expense extends beyondlegal fees, to management time, damaged relationships,...
Daan’s Snippets – 6th July 2026
Practice News
AI and its potential in taking (legal) jobs away has been much in the news: the following article is quite interesting and has...
SOTRU launches to stop supplier fraud at the moment of payment
SOTRU Identity and Communications (Pty) Ltd, a South African verification and secure communication platform, launches in the market to tackle a fraud problem that...
THE SETTLEMENT ACCELERATOR: How Legal Tech Is Changing Corporate Dispute Resolution
Corporate disputes used to reward patience, paperwork and whoever could afford the longest war of attrition. That era is closing. Early case assessment, legal...
The Trial Is Dead. Long Live The Algorithm.
AI in Court: The Future of Trials
Welcome to the modern courtroom. Step inside but leave your vintage illusions of dramatic human rhetoric at the...
Former Kimberley attorney jailed for stealing more than R4.6 million from client trust funds
A former Kimberley attorney and conveyancer has been sentenced to six years’ direct imprisonment after being convicted of theft and money laundering involving more than...
Some people are making guns with 3D printers. A new law seeks to cancel...
A first-of-its-kind law in New York could force 3D printers sold for homes and business to come equipped with technology blocking them from making...
AI IN LEGAL DISCOVERY: Ethics, Fairness, and the New Inequality of Arms
How AI is tilting the balance in legal discovery …
Corporate litigation has, in effect, become a software licensing contest. If you’re a CEO reading...
US Judge Kicks Off Lawyers From Both Sides For Using AI, Cancels Trial: ‘Comedy...
A US federal judge in Mississippi cancelled a civil trial and disqualified all four attorneys after discovering both legal teams relied on artificial intelligence...
THE GHOST IN THE DATA – How Multi-Modal AI Is Rewriting Legal Risk …
The truth is no longer in the file, but in the spaces between files.
Begin with a moment of silent, expensive contemplation for the traditional...
Durban Mother of Three Gets House Arrest After Stealing R2.9 Million
A Durban High Court has sentenced a 38-year-old mother of three to house arrest after convicting her of stealing R2.9 million from the law...
