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AI in Law: A powerful tool, but it can’t read the room
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making waves across industries, and the legal field is no exception. From research assistance to contract drafting, AI has transformed the ... Read more
Commercial Law Report: Edition 16: Playing the Trump card…
In the high-stakes world of law, as in politics, knowing when and how to play your strongest card can make all the difference. A recent ... Read more
The Art of Law
by PJ Veldhuizen Sun Tzu’s Art of War, estimated to have been written by the Chinese general between 475 and 221 BCE, is based on ... Read more
The power of trusts in estate planning
While it’s not something that is necessarily on your day-to-day radar, it is important to be mindful of protecting and managing your assets, whether they ... Read more
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: demystifying property agreements for the average joe
Picture this: you're reading through a document, contract, or terms and conditions, and halfway through, you find yourself scratching your head, wondering if the writer ... Read more
A lawyer can make or break your case: choose wisely!
As a member of the legal profession and having spent more than a few hours in court and across the table from other attorneys, I ... Read more
Arbitration: benefits and drawbacks
Arbitration is a more formal dispute resolution process than mediation and typically this practice is used when mediation has either failed or is not appropriate. ... Read more
A tale of two matters
The benefits of commercial mediation The eerily similar nature of two matters that I was recently involved in was ample motivation to prepare this short case ... Read more
Important considerations for drawing up a partnership agreement
Partnership agreements mirror the spirit and purpose of a more formalized business structure such as a company; however, they are not as severely influenced by ... Read more
Business rescue – more pros than cons, but for whom?
Depending from whose perspective you are looking when it comes to the pros and cons of business rescue, all ‘affected persons’ have a vested interest in ... Read more
Adapting to the ‘new normal’ way of working in the time of Covid
Was the legal profession ready for remote working capabilities, and did practitioners have the IT resources required to do so seamlessly? For aeons, the legal ... Read more
Where there’s a will there’s a way (forward)
Why it’s vitally important for you to have a valid will No-one wants to think about leaving this world but, at some stage, you will, ... Read more