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Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is transforming almost every aspect of our lives, and the legal industry is no exception. AI is becoming increasingly popular in the legal industry as it offers

The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) is a South African data protection law that regulates the collection, use, and processing of personal information. It applies to all companies and

Whilst it’s a bit of a bitter pill for a lawyer to swallow, no one wants to sit and make sure that they’re dotting every “I” and crossing every “T”

Data Protection Laws such as the Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPI”) in South Africa or the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) prescribe certain duties that parties who

This blog is brought to you by the Legalese Guest Blogger Program, where we give young up-and-comer lawyers the opportunity to write for us and put their legal minds to work.

Recently due to expanded beta access to DALL-E, Legalese was able to utilise the mind-blowing and powerful text-to-image generator. If you do not know what I am talking about then

Competitions are often great tools for marketing a company and their brand. We see it all over social media and hear them on the radio. It is clear that competitions

Data Breaches are no longer something seen only on TV or in movies but something that has become an unavoidable occurrence. It's not about if you'll be hacked, but rather

POPIA’s demand for more specificity may actually lead to more generalisation based on recent interpretations by the Regulator Over-all point: The regulator’s recent discussion on Prior authorisation for further data

In this blog we'll be tackling the basics of PAIA – The Promotion of Access to Information Act. Although we've all had POPI on our minds these last few months,

This blog is brought to you by the Legalese Guest Blogger Program, where we give young up-and-comer lawyers the opportunity to write for us and put their legal minds to work.

In the latest instalment of Hirsch’s Entrepreneurs Workshop, our head of regulations and compliance, Thomas Reisenberger, joined the Hirsch’s team to chat about the ins and outs of POPI.  https://www.facebook.com/MargaretHirschSA/videos/227229842756406/?notif_id=1633083402027898&notif_t=page_tag&ref=notif