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LexisNexis South Africa levels up with Global Security Certification
LexisNexis SA, provider of legal and compliance technology in the country, has enhanced its offerings to align with global standards through the acquisition of an ISO 27001 certification. 14 Dec 2023 Read more

LexisNexis South Africa and the SAC-IAWJ empower the next generation of legal professionals
LexisNexis South Africa is proud to play a part in shaping the future of the South African legal fraternity by awarding a grant to the SAC-IAWJ (South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges) Mentorship Programme for final-year law students. The grant, valued at, $18,500 (approximately R340,000) was awarded by the LexisNexis African Ancestry Network and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation in November. 13 Dec 2023 Read more

A remarkable Repeat: LexisNexis CEO clinches 2nd CEO of the Year Award for 2023
The CEO of LexisNexis South Africa Videsha Proothveerajh has been awarded the top accolade of CEO of the Year at the Future of HR Awards. This firmly cements Proothveerajh’s position as an outstanding leader in South African business, recognising her numerous contributions across organisational frameworks. This is Proothveerajh’s second CEO of the Year award, having clinched the title at the prestigious Sentech Africa Tech Week Awards earlier this year. 12 Dec 2023 Read more

A judge's view on the South African legal system
The South African judiciary continues to deal with an onerous workload, and diversity, and transformation challenges against a backdrop of continuous evolution in legal practice. 30 Nov 2023 Read more

A rallying call against financial malfeasance
Financial misdeeds, including money laundering, terrorist financing, or proliferation financing, have a crippling effect on nations. They gnaw at the very core of economic integrity and propagate distrust among citizens. It's a vicious cycle that South Africa is not immune to. 7 Nov 2023 Read more

The imperative of minimum wages and community service in South Africa's legal profession
South Africa's legal profession is at a new crossroads. The imminent amendments proposed by the Legal Practice Council are not just bureaucratic shifts but a call for a more egalitarian, just, and inclusive legal system. Central to this debate is the issue of a minimum wage for candidate legal practitioners. 7 Nov 2023 Read more

Balancing AI and human judgment: Ethical considerations in the legal profession
AI has made monumental leaps in the brief history of its existence, and it will only become increasingly more sophisticated and capable. In what researchers from Codex-The Stanford Centre for Legal Informatics called a watershed moment, GPT-4, passed the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), exceeding all prior large language model scores and scoring in the 90th percentile. AI has also been used for tasks through specifically trained legal software, streamlining processes like contract reviews, and providing legal AI chatbots to clients for quick and accessible legal advice. 13 Oct 2023 Read more

Eric Bonnet-Maes new CEO of LexisNexis (RELX Group) for Continental Europe, Middle East and Africa
Eric Bonnet-Maes joined LexisNexis France in 2007 as sales and operational marketing director before becoming chief operating officer from 2014. Since 2018, he led LexisNexis' Asia region, steering the development of Greater China, Japan, South Korea, India and Southeast Asia from Hong Kong. 15 Dec 2022 Read more

Compliance emerges as top business priority
Governance, risk and compliance - a crucial part of digital transformation. 7 Dec 2022 Read more

Social media vetting must be legal and ethical
Objectivity and fairness from employers is key when recruiting. 11 Nov 2022 Read more

New chief technology officer for LexisNexis SA
LexisNexis South Africa appoints Mukosi Mukwevho as its new chief technology officer, to drive the organisation's technical strategy and ambitious digital growth plans. 10 Oct 2022 Read more

LexisNexis SA partners with global Legal Technology & Innovation Institute for inaugural SA conference and bootcamp
LexisNexis South Africa is proud to announce its partnership with the London-based Legal Technology & Innovation Institute on its inaugural SA conference and bootcamp showcasing how legal technology and innovation transforms the legal sector. 29 Sep 2022 Read more

Putting the 'human' back into human resources
Innovative HR software solution frees up time to focus on the people issues that count 16 Sep 2022 Read more

The high cost of FICA non-compliance
Businesses face risk of big penalties and reputational damage when flouting rules to combat financial crimes 6 Sep 2022 Read more

LexisNexis SA CEO named leading woman in African tech
Videsha Proothveerajh scoops top award at Africa Tech Week Awards 2022. 5 Sep 2022 Read more

The 'new normal' in South Africa isn't as normal as elsewhere
Employee surveys critical to identify what workplace environment works best 5 Aug 2022 Read more

New digital solution helps embattled HR professionals stave off burn-out
Future-facing, bespoke HR toolkit manages employees in post-pandemic workplace 3 Aug 2022 Read more

Pandemics, civil unrest, floods: Managing staff in times of crisis
Employer guidance needed to deal with employee no-shows and workplace disruption 31 May 2022 Read more

New severe weather online portal gives free access to legislation and resources following catastrophic floods
Third public resource centre to be launched by LexisNexis South Africa 10 May 2022 Read more


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