The applicant relied on the unconditional nature of the usufruct and contended that her rights vested and became enforceable immediately upon death (a morte testatoris), entitling her to use, enjoy, and lease the property, including receipt of rental income. Authorities such as Willemse v Cronje and Others were invoked to support the proposition that a usufructuary
For many law firms, the most important technology in the practice is not always the most visible. It is the server sitting in the back office, the server room, the cabinet, or in some cases, the cupboard.
It may be running the firm’s legal accounting system, matter management software, document database, or other critical applications
AI in Court: The Future of Trials
Welcome to the modern courtroom. Step inside but leave your vintage illusions of dramatic human rhetoric at the biometric scanning turnstile. It’s 2027, and the legal profession has undergone its long overdue, faintly terrifying and highly profitable digital lobotomy.
The real threat isn’t that machines will make trials
Hello from Nicole and the team at ngoLAW, and, coming in just under deadline, this is our 2026 first quarter ngoLAW Brief.
In this ngoLAW Brief we deal with some topical and technical issues:
In this compelling opinion piece, Donald MacKay and Daan Steenkamp critically examine the long-standing economic impact of Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) in South Africa. Drawing on recent empirical research, the authors argue that the cumulative costs associated with B-BBEE compliance have created significant drag on firm-level productivity and overall economic efficiency. They posit that
A former Kimberley attorney and conveyancer has been sentenced to six years’ direct imprisonment after being convicted of theft and money laundering involving more than R4.6 million in client trust funds.
In a statement released on Friday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said Leanne Katherine Sullaphen Macleod, 56, was sentenced by the Kimberley Specialised Commercial Crimes
The phone rings. When you pick up, or when you listen to the voicemail, you hear what sounds like your child, frantic and scared, saying they’ve been kidnapped. They tell you to pay the kidnapper, usually using cryptocurrency, then the call abruptly ends.
If you guessed the voice is AI, you’re correct. But most parents
A first-of-its-kind law in New York could force 3D printers sold for homes and business to come equipped with technology blocking them from making guns.
The new requirement, also under consideration in California, attempts to thwart the latest technique for producing untraceable “ghost guns” that have turned up in crimes. But there are questions about
South African businesses do not need to look far for a cautionary tale. The fallout from the Steinhoff scandal continues to reveal how weak governance, inadequate scrutiny of business relationships, and unchecked transactions can destroy billions in shareholder value. What began as aggressive growth ultimately became one of the country’s most expensive lessons in the
How AI is tilting the balance in legal discovery …
Corporate litigation has, in effect, become a software licensing contest. If you’re a CEO reading this, take some comfort – your legal strategy may now depend rather less on the righteousness of your case than on whether your legal team’s tools cost more than your