Law firm Kirkland to spend $500 million developing its own AI platform
U.S. law firm Kirkland & Ellis said it is devoting $500 million of its revenue to developing a custom AI platform, accelerating a spending...
South African attorney’s salary, bonuses, and dividends shared
An attorney’s salary reveal quickly became a hot topic, with many discussing what experience can bring in the legal sector. The numbers motivated LLB...
Limpopo Judge President abused power, committee finds
A damning ruling by retired Justice Chris Jafta has been made against Limpopo Judge President Moletje George Phatudi.
Jafta, heading up a Judicial Conduct Committee...
The Legal AI Debate Everyone’s Having and Getting Wrong
For the past year, the legal tech community has been transfixed by what looks like a heavyweight title fight between Harvey and Legora. These...
Daan’s Snippets – 23rd May 2026
Practice News
· This week past the LPC reminded us to file a 2026 Risk and Compliance Return before 31 July. This is a particularly...
Claude for Legal: What the industry needs to know
Anthropic has launched “Claude for Legal”, marking its most definitive foray into the legal sector to date and intensifying competition but also coopetition between...
Koedoe: Suid-Afrika se eerste KI-toepassing wat in Afrikaans dink, nie net praat nie.
Koedoe, die eerste kunsmatige intelligensie-toepassing wat spesifiek vir Afrikaanssprekendes ontwerp is, is besig om vinnig te groei as die digitale metgesel vir ’n mark wat lank deur globale tegnologie-maatskappye oor die hoof gesien is.
Anders as tradisionele KI-platforms wat bloot Afrikaans kan vertaal of weergee, is Koedoe van die begin af ontwerp om in Afrikaans te funksioneer, met taal, kultuur en konteks as kern. Die platform kombineer gevorderde KI-vermoëns met ’n diep begrip van die Afrikaanse leefwêreld om ’n meer natuurlike en relevante gebruikerservaring te skep.
Koedoe is nie net vertaling nie, dit is...
Former LPC administrator charged with fraud for altering examination marks
A former Legal Practice Council (LPC) administrator appeared in the Pretoria Magistrates’ Court, on fraud charges, after she allegedly altered examination marks for candidate...
The 2026 Africa Construction Law Award winners
The Africa Construction Law Annual Gala Dinner and Awards – which celebrate excellence across Africa’s construction and legal ecosystem – took place at a glittering...
THE JUNIOR LAWYER CRISIS – How AI is Hollowing Out the Future of Legal...
The legal profession has long operated on a model that bears a striking resemblance to medieval feudalism, albeit with better air conditioning and more...
Attorney disbarred after failing to meet compliance standards for 10 years
The name of an attorney who failed to lodge audit reports for a decade, and his failure to hold Fidelity Fund Certificates for the...
Daan’s Snippets – 11 May 2026
Gentle reader
I have not published for some six weeks, owing to having relocated to Pretoria; some of the news in this publication may therefore...
