Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly developing and may in the future get a seat at the boardroom table.
The ability of AI to fulfil certain tasks, such as data collection and processing, at a pace exponentially faster than its human counterparts means that businesses cannot function properly without the use of AI in some shape
In an important judgment, the Constitutional Court emphasises that fundamental rights are primarily meant to protect human beings against the state. All the rights contained in our Bill of Rights are very much fundamental rights, including the right to just administrative action enshrined in section 33.
South Africa’s administrative law benefits natural and juristic private
Italian directors now have a specific duty of care to properly manage the company if a business crisis or insolvency is looming.
The Italian parliament recently passed a law empowering the government to adopt legislative measures to reform Italy’s current legal framework on business crisis and insolvency.
The directors’ enhanced duty of care starts long
Most insurance companies acknowledge that major change is coming and the insurance world is excited about the changes that InsurTech may bring. Recently we have seen reports in the media that local insurance companies are spending significant amounts of money in partnering with various InsurTech companies in an effort to embrace the changes.
InsurTech is
The English Court of Appeal has allowed Zambian citizens from the Copperbelt to sue the holding company of a Zambian mining company that allegedly caused pollution and environmental damage resulting in personal injury, damage to property and loss of income to the Zambian claimants.
The processing and disposal of tailings and other effluent from a
Artificial intelligence (AI) software has beaten a group of lawyers from top international firms in an insurance claim accuracy test.
A group of students from the University of Cambridge founded an AI start-up that builds systems that predict legal decisions. These systems were recently pitted against more than 100 partners and associates from major corporate
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published responses to the public comments received on the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, which was tabled in parliament in February 2017.
The lengthy responses are available here. See our previous post on the major changes to the original draft published for public comment in August
Prospective buyers of sectional title units should not only inspect the property for defects, but ensure they are buying the correct property.
Before entering into an agreement of sale, sectional plans should be requested from the developer or seller to confirm the location and description of the property. Although uncommon, there is a real risk
The losing party before an arbitration tribunal cannot challenge the decision of the tribunal based on an alleged failure to deal with the evidence properly unless in exceptional cases the tribunal genuinely overlooked evidence that really mattered, or got the wrong end of the stick in misunderstanding really important evidence.
The arbitrator’s role is to
State capture, growing public discontent fuelled by social media at the activities of private companies and the need for ethical business practices all present significant implications for directors and for insurers who provide directors and officers liability insurance.
Increased scrutiny by regulators and industry watchdogs into the affairs of companies and the conduct of their