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Lexing Network is expanding into Africa | Join Lexing Africa

The Lexing Network is expanding into Africa and is looking for new members for Lexing Africa. If you're a good fit, we'd love to hear from you. The Lexing Network is an international network of lawyers dedicated to data, digital [...]

By |2025-10-13T15:19:05+02:00October 12th, 2025|Categories: Life@Law|Tags: , |

Northbound Processing v SA Diamond Regulator | AI-generated case law

The Northbound Processing v SA Diamond Regulator case highlights the risks of citing AI-generated case law in South African courts. It concerns the urgent release of a refining licence linked to a disputed business sale and highlights the consequences of [...]

By |2025-07-03T10:54:38+02:00July 1st, 2025|Categories: AI Governance, Life@Law|Tags: , , |

Lawyers must use AI professionally

Lawyers must use AI professionally to preserve the doctrine of precedent. There are a number of globally reported incidents (like fake case-law citations in the UK) illustrating where lawyers have failed to use AI professionally with significant consequences. There is [...]

Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-Operative Government and Traditional Affairs KwaZulu-Natal | GenAI

In Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-Operative Government and Traditional Affairs KwaZulu-Natal, the Pietermaritzburg High Court dealt with the consequences of legal practitioners submitting false case citations, most likely generated by artificial intelligence (AI), in their court filings. Who should [...]

By |2025-04-09T11:47:14+02:00March 31st, 2025|Categories: AI Governance, Life@Law|Tags: , , , , |

The law in 2025 – our predictions

Welcome to the law in 2025! At the beginning of each year, we gaze into the future to help you prioritise your next steps. This is the law regarding digital, data and tech in 2025. We try to predict what [...]

Write like someone who isn’t a psychopath

(this piece is for: anyone writing a contract, but it’s useful for anyone negotiating one, too) I sometimes feel like people have put so many systems in place to be able to live our lives, that we forget that they’re [...]

Global network of information technology lawyers gather in Cape Town

Michalsons South Africa hosted the global Lexing Network’s 2023 AGM in Cape Town, South Africa on 16 and 17 November 2023. Bringing together data protection, IT and AI specialist attorneys from seventeen countries from around the world, this event allowed us to [...]

By |2024-01-29T21:07:02+02:00January 29th, 2024|Categories: Life@Law|Tags: |

The law in 2024 – our predictions

At the beginning of each year, we gaze into the near future to try and help you prioritise your next steps. This is the law in 2024. We try to predict what will happen and what it will mean for [...]

AI information overload: A guide to staying informed without getting overwhelmed

It’s tough to keep current with the latest trends, initiatives, and networks regarding AI. Honestly, we’re all experiencing AI information overload. But how do you navigate it? I’ve prepared this post to offer practical steps to navigate this AI information [...]

By |2024-08-26T21:42:36+02:00November 30th, 2023|Categories: AI Governance, Life@Law|

The International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI)

On September 28th, we celebrate the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI). A day dedicated to raising awareness about the crucial role that access to information plays in promoting human rights, democracy, and development. Access to Information is an [...]