Property scams on the increase due to advances in internet technology
Technological advancements are proving to be a mixed blessing when it comes to the South African real estate industry. On the one side, buyers and...
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Legal fraternity must prepare for changes
The legal fraternity will all be affected in a number of ways when the remaining chapters of the Legal Practice Act (LPA) are implemented in...
Bring it on – The women of Sabinet
Unity and strength in numbers drove 20,000 women of all races to the Union Buildings in South Africa’s capital 62 years ago to demand that a woman should not have to carry a pass to exist in society. SA History states that the women “famously challenged the idea that…
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Don’t lightly question advocates’ honesty and ethics – Judge
While the mayor of one of SA’s largest metropoles, Athol Trollip, struggles to hold onto his seat in the face of determined and united opposition parties, a new High Court judgment ensures he will never be forgotten, at least not by the country’s lawyers.…
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Cybercrime: Business email compromises
Business eMail compromises (BECs) are a form of cybercrime where electronic communications are accessed, monitored and at appropriate times intercepted and replaced with eMails that...
by LSSA
New law paves the way for a new legal profession
They’re cold and logical and calculating. They’re great at deductive reasoning and grammar. They research and analyse and advise and sort and file and print...
Latest data breach shines spotlight on Protection of Personal Information
The recent cyber-attack and holding hostage of a South African insurance provider’s IT infrastructure has drawn attention to the dire need for effective protection of...
by LexisNexis
Artificial Intelligence in a law firm – Transforming the legal profession
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is continuously being utilised in companies to address ways in which companies can alleviate the laborious tasks in the myriad industries for...
Half year legal market people & salaries review 2018
What has happened in the SA legal market in the first 6 months of 2018?
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In the first 6 months, the international market further strengthened...
Addressing your data breach risk
In the wake of recent data breach incidents, it is imperative that businesses give the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, No 4...
Expanded legal content now available to navigate Africa’s business terrain
Africa’s heightened economic momentum is widely recognised, with the continent now well entrenched as one of the favoured global destinations for investment opportunities and doing...
by LexisNexis
Using a trusted online legal source makes sense for small law firms
Small law firms need to be able to assist clients with the best legal advice on a disparate range of matters – irrespective of their...
by LexisNexis
New technology equips legal field for the future
Technology is transforming the information landscape and rapidly changing the workplace. The generally conservative legal industry has in no way been spared, with new technologies...
by LexisNexis
Breaking news and legal commentary available for financial services professionals
Compli-News teams up with Juta to provide enhanced online research portal and newsletter
Financial services compliance consultancy Compli-Serve SA, in collaboration with Juta and Company, is...
by Juta
Medical Malpractice in South Africa
Following the trend in other countries, there has been a veritable explosion of medical negligence litigation in the past 10 years in South Africa. This...
by LexisNexis
#METOOZA – Sexual harassment in the workplace in South Africa
Recently, and on an ongoing basis, revelations of sexual harassment in Hollywood have made the headlines, and stories of sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviour amongst...
The “bastard conjunction” – “and/or”
“ … ‘and/or,’ that befuddling, nameless thing, that Janus-faced verbal monstrosity, neither word nor phrase, the child of a brain of someone too lazy or...
Notyesi and Barnard elected co-chairpersons to lead Law Society in year of critical change for the legal profession
Mthatha attorney Mvuzo Notyesi and Somerset West attorney Ettienne Barnard were elected Co-Chairpersons of the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) at its annual general...
by LSSA
Become your own compliance champion
Compliance officers have the opportunity to position themselves as the essential business asset that they are, anchored not only by a strategic understanding of their...
by LexisNexis
Black Lawyers Association (BLA) elects National Executive Committee
On 03 March 2018 the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) reconvened the Elective Special General Meeting at Durban to complete the October 2017 Bloemfontein adjourned Elective...
by LSSA
