Proper legal frameworks, particularly when it comes to contracts, is essential for the success of climate finance tools, writes Christopher Burke of WMC Africa. African countries face an urgent ...

The firm has snapped up an accounting specialist who worked on South African anti-money laundering and terrorist financing reforms. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has hired Lebogang Makwela as a director in ...

The prominent report reveals the majority of countries worldwide saw a drop in their rule of law score, with Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo coming bottom of the African jurisdictions ...

Siphokazi Kayana and Nomfundo Mkatshwa of CMS South Africa explain why South Africa is an increasingly credible forum on the global disputes stage. Business does not operate in a vacuum, and neither ...

The ride-hailing app giant has overhauled a number of its terms and conditions – including the removal of restrictive dispute resolution clauses imposed on Ugandan and Kenyan customers. The COMESA ...

Vanessa Jacklin-Levin and Rachel Potter of Bowmans look at artificial intelligence tools and the risks they pose in litigation under South African law. As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become ...

The firm has poached a disputes lawyer from Squire Patton Boggs for its Africa-focused group. Balogun joined Fladgate along with fellow dispute resolution partner Tatiana Menshenina, who transferred ...

The arbitration organisation has contributed to nationwide efforts to alleviate the chronic backlog in the South African court system. The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) has launched ...

The FirstRand Bank subsidiary and a group of Toyota companies will pay the South Africa Competition Commission USD 1.69 million to settle allegations of collusive and anti-competitive practices in the ...

The country’s data protection authority has initiated investigations targeting over 1,000 organisations suspected of breaching the landmark Nigeria Data Protection Act. Two leading lawyers tell ALB of ...

Nearly two decades after it was first mooted, the competition agency will begin scrutinising cross-border deals within the EAC region. The East African Community Competition Authority (EACCA) will ...

With the takeover of LawExplorer, the Africa-focused legal intelligence provider aims to scale up its services and tackle the continent’s disjointed regulatory landscape. Legal intelligence company ...