Unblocking a blocking order

[Graeme Palmer] In the recent judgment, Berdine Odendaal v The South African Reserve Bank, the High Court considered an application for the release of blocked funds...

2023 African Legal Award winners

[Shan Radcliffe] The winners of the 10th annual African Legal Awards were announced at a gala ceremony emceed by popular comedian and television presenter, Sivuyile 'SiV' Ngesi, at the Hilton Sandton on Friday, 1 September 2023...

#WomensMonth: Overcome challenges by focusing on your response - Jo-Ann David, Mondelez International

[Shan Radcliffe] This Women's Month, Jo-Ann David - chief counsel at Mondelez International Sub-Saharan Africa - reminds us to be brave...

#YouthMonth: Be expressive, don't limit yourself - Tsholo Maluleke

[Shan Radcliffe] In this Youth Month feature, Tsholo Maluleke reminds us of the power of freedom of expression, and to use it to keep growing...

#YouthMonth: Mandla Ngidi lives to inspire younger generations

[Shan Radcliffe] Mandla Ngidi chats to us about what being a lawyer means to him and the role of young attorneys as beacons of light in today's society...

#YouthMonth: Lerato Modishane-Magongo steers her own destiny, thanks to past braveries

[Shan Radcliffe] Candidate attorney Lerato Modishane-Magongo expresses her gratitude for the warriors of the past...

#YouthMonth: Meet Shamila Mpinga, a giant of her generation

[Shan Radcliffe] Shamila Mpinga is a young woman on a mission. And that mission is to use her multiple Masters degrees to the benefit of South Africa...

People and places - behind the successful growth of Cox Yeats Attorneys

[Shan Radcliffe] Commercial law firm, Cox Yeats Attorneys recently took another step in its national expansion plans with the opening of its new office in Cape Town...

No more space at the table? Make a new table - LexisNexis CEO Videsha Proothveerajh

[Shan Radcliffe] Videsha Proothveerajh is many things - an inspiration for women in tech being one of them...

#Newsmaker: Lee Naidu, Baker McKenzie's new managing partner

[Shan Radcliffe] Lerisha 'Lee' Naidu - partner and head of the Competition & Antitrust Practice at Baker McKenzie - was recently appointed managing partner at the global law firm's Johannesburg office. Here, Naidu chats to us about her new role, her journey so far and the challenges she's faced along the way...

#YouthMonth: Young legal minds aim to be the change

[Shan Radcliffe] Six young candidate attorneys from Spoor & Fisher chatted to us about children's rights, their wishes for future generations, and shared some sage advice passed on to them from their elders...

#YouthMonth: We may be young, but we are not ignorant

[Shan Radcliffe] Clara Hansen graduated with her LLB Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria, before going on to specialise in Environmental Law and completing her Masters through Wits University...

#YouthMonth: Francis Mayebe on young people's role as societal changemakers

[Shan Radcliffe] Francis T Mayebe, candidate attorney at Baker McKenzie Johannesburg, reminds youth not to underestimate themselves - in them lies the power to change our society for the better...

#AfricaMonth: Seun Timi-Koleolu on finding success while challenging the status quo

[Shan Radcliffe] The African Legal Awards' Partner of the Year, Seun Timi-Koleolu has proven what can be achieved by believing in yourself and your convictions, despite not fitting the mould and by taking the path less travelled...

#WomensMonth: 'Speak your truth even if your voice shakes' - Lerisha Naidu, Baker McKenzie

[Shan Radcliffe] Head of the Competition & Antitrust Practice at Baker McKenzie, Lerisha Naidu is a torchbearer for diversity and inclusion with a deep social conscience...

#BehindtheBrandManager: Penny Biram of Norton Rose Fulbright SA

[Shan Radcliffe] For our #BehindtheBrandManager series, Penny Biram, head of Marketing at Norton Rose Fulbright SA, reiterates the importance of compliance checks, and chats about the differences managing consumer and legal brands...

#BehindtheBrandManager: Tereza Correia of Yolk on rebranding Andersen in SA

[Shan Radcliffe] For our #BehindtheBrandManager series this month, we chatted to legal marketing consultant, co-founder and strategic lead at Yolk, Tereza Correia, who currently manages the Andersen brand in South Africa...

#BehindtheBrandManager: Hawa Moya for Werksmans Attorneys

[Shan Radcliffe] Hawa Moya, brand and communications manager at Werksmans Attorneys, chats to us about the responsibility and creativity required to manage a brand in the legal space, and the importance of keeping it authentic...

#StartupStory: Take another look at billing through the Legal Lens

[Shan Radcliffe] After decades of lawyers charging clients for every minute of their time, we are slowly starting to see changes to the way the legal industry invoices for their services. Legal Lens, however, has decided to help shift this sharply into the 21st century, by calling lawyers out for their unethical and improper billing practices...

#WomensMonth: Be unapologetically female - representation really does matter

[Shan Radcliffe] In celebration of Women's Month, we speak to Bowman's partner and head of their employment and benefits practice, Lusanda Raphulu about being a woman in law...