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The Legal Services Ombud has castigated the Legal Practice Council for failing to act in the public interest and worse by contributing to an injustice. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

Law Practice

Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council

Tony Beamish 17 Oct 2024

Source: Master of Laws in Medical Law cum laude graduate Sarah Patel.

Ethics & Medicolegal

Promoting the medical and legal rights of HIV-positive women

23 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

Parliament heard the Special Investigating Unit’s head advocate last week testify about medico-legal fraud. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Medical Law

SIU takes aim at ballooning dodgy medical litigation that is costing the government billions

Sandiso Phaliso 13 Sep 2024

Law Practice

African Legal Award winners 2024

10 Sep 2024

Image source: Mr. Bundit Chailaipanich –

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Limpopo court slashes R11m RAF claim by 90%

6 Aug 2024

Healthcare

Analysis: Purdue pharma case and SA law impacts

2 Jul 2024

Charlise Finch, candidate attorney at Herold Gie

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Harness your power to effect change - Charlise Finch

Shan Radcliffe 29 Jun 2024

Bukhobethu Matyeni, Associate in the employment and public law practice of Herold Gie Attorneys

Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Continuing the progress for equality and inclusion - Bukhobethu Matyeni

Shan Radcliffe 28 Jun 2024

Source: Reuters.

Criminal Law

Congo lawyers say they have new evidence on Apple's minerals supply chain

Sonia Rolley 23 May 2024

Juta and Bowmans launch tax podcast series

Taxation & Regulation

Juta and Bowmans launch tax podcast series

Issued by Juta and Company 14 May 2024

Finance

A steep climb ahead as South Africa races to delist from FATF greylisting

Rufaro Nyakatawa and Milton Osborn 3 May 2024

Green Corp acquires Emad Bakeries

FMCG

Green Corp acquires Emad Bakeries

5 Apr 2024

Image source: HONGQI ZHANG –

Law Practice

Survey highlights gender inequality in legal sector, advancement programme launches

8 Mar 2024

Source: © Daily Investor 3 SABC executives have been suspending following their failure to disclose a 7.5% profit-share deal with Discover Digital

Media

SABC executives suspended over undisclosed profit-share deal with Discover Digital

12 Feb 2024

Rui Lopes, animal welfare specialist and Equity Principal & Head of Africa Relations at Lopes Attorneys

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Animal welfare laws and regulation - what we can expect in 2024

Rui Lopes and Michael Jenkins 16 Jan 2024

Mining

High Court rules 50-year Anglo lead poisoning case is 'untenable'

Felix Njini and Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 17 Dec 2023

Tango Matoti, head of workplace strategy and design at Tétris Design and Build South Africa.

Trends

6 workplace design trends shaping Cape Town offices

5 Dec 2023

NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87,000 students without funding in 2024

Bursaries, Scholarships & Finance

NSFAS budget cuts could leave more than 87,000 students without funding in 2024

Marecia Damons 30 Nov 2023

The Future of HR Summit 2023 zooms in on practical insights for workplace transformation

Management & Leadership

The Future of HR Summit 2023 zooms in on practical insights for workplace transformation

Issued by Topco Media 29 Nov 2023

Cox Yeats adds to annual awards haul with Best Lawyers win for 2024

Law Practice

Cox Yeats adds to annual awards haul with Best Lawyers win for 2024

Issued by Cox Yeats 20 Nov 2023

Style ID Africa's latest webinar series aimed at powering business growth

Education

Style ID Africa's latest webinar series aimed at powering business growth

Issued by Style ID 25 Oct 2023

Law of Succession

Lawyers fed-up with shambles in Master's Offices

Ella Morrison 18 Oct 2023

Bester and Magudumana threaten court action to stop book release

Publishing

Bester and Magudumana threaten court action to stop book release

GroundUp Staff 12 Oct 2023

Proactive strategies for SMEs facing financial difficulties

Funding

Proactive strategies for SMEs facing financial difficulties

11 Oct 2023

Corporate & Commercial Law

New appointments for PJ Veldhuizen, MD of commercial law firm Gillan & Veldhuizen Inc.

14 Sep 2023

New faces and trading places: Celebrating the women of Cox Yeats

Law Practice

New faces and trading places: Celebrating the women of Cox Yeats

Issued by Cox Yeats 13 Sep 2023

Law Practice

2023 African Legal Award winners

Shan Radcliffe 8 Sep 2023

Source: Supplied.

Hospital Groups

Mediclinic whistle-blower claims spark flurry of industry investigations

29 Aug 2023

Eulenda Lebese-Cussons, founding director of LC Attorneys

Land & Property Law

#WomensMonth: Your unique perspective has a positive value - Eulenda Lebese-Cussons, LC Attorneys

Shan Radcliffe 22 Aug 2023

Source: Parow Centre.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Market shifts expose Parow Centre's landlord struggles

Katja Hamilton 14 Aug 2023

The top 5 consequences of content piracy in the entertainment industry

Media

The top 5 consequences of content piracy in the entertainment industry

Issued by MultiChoice 3 Aug 2023

#WomensMonth: Linda Mabhena-Olagunju on transformation in the renewable energy sector

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

#WomensMonth: Linda Mabhena-Olagunju on transformation in the renewable energy sector

Sindy Peters 1 Aug 2023

Frontline Managed Services expands global presence with launch of South Africa office

HR & Management

Frontline Managed Services expands global presence with launch of South Africa office

Issued by JamJar Affiliates 13 Jul 2023

Unpacking the importance of plain language in property agreements

Residential Property

Unpacking the importance of plain language in property agreements

Alana Lee Slinger 13 Jul 2023

Image source: Getty Images

Human Rights Law

2023 Children's Rights Moot Court Competition winners

3 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters. A woman walks with her child in the paediatric emergency unit at the Edward Francis Small teaching hospital in Banjul, Gambia, November 4, 2022.

Pharmaceuticals

Gambia families sue Indian drugmaker after cough syrup deaths

3 Jul 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Woolies Father's Day campaign shines amidst Pride backlash

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Woolies Father's Day campaign shines amidst Pride backlash

Brendan Seery 12 Jun 2023

The wonder years

Media

The wonder years

Issued by MediaHeads 360 9 Jun 2023

Francis Wang’ombe Kariuki, MBS, Bowmans' new senior consultant in its Kenyan Competition Practice

Competition Law

#AfricaMonth: Bowmans' new heavy hitter, Francis Wang'ombe Kariuki, on the future of African competition law

Shan Radcliffe 30 May 2023

Trialogue's Business in Society Conference focuses on GBV, education and the green economy

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Trialogue's Business in Society Conference focuses on GBV, education and the green economy

Issued by Trialogue 2 May 2023

Corporate & Commercial Law

Peter-John Veldhuizen MD of Gillan & Veldhuizen Inc. becomes chair the Law Society of SA

4 Apr 2023

#StartupStory: Bi-me - An insurtech platform built for South African small businesses

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Bi-me - An insurtech platform built for South African small businesses

Imran Salie 13 Mar 2023

Cybersecurity awareness is no longer a generic exercise for business

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity awareness is no longer a generic exercise for business

Simeon Tassev 7 Feb 2023

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Legislation

Legalities of owning a tiger in SA

Shan Radcliffe 7 Feb 2023

Top 5 property scams to watch out for in SA

Residential Property

Top 5 property scams to watch out for in SA

7 Feb 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Environmental Law

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023