SME opportunity in changing legal landscape
Small and medium law firms in South Africa have the unique opportunity to harness their agile decision-making and more efficient cost structures to take advantage of realities in the profession such as disaggregation, legal process outsourcing and stratification, in...
Netflix-style software supports SA through GDPR
The General Data Protection Act (GDPR) may set the guidelines for the collection and processing of personal data within the European Union (EU), but it also has far reaching global impact. Alongside South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), GDPR...
Tax non-compliance status may be inaccurate
SARS replaced the Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC) system with the enhanced Tax Compliance Status (TCS) system on eFiling in April 2016. The new TCS system is aimed at improving tax compliance as taxpayers can better manage their TCS and remedy any non-compliance...
Turn data into actionable insight
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) programmes are no longer a 'tick-the-box' exercise for organisations. IT advancements are better enabling GRC management software to become sophisticated enough to anticipate likely incidents and implement better controls, while...
New CIPC submission requirements soon
The fast-moving technology and information age have changed our lives, and similarly digital financial reporting is transforming the business world. Mpho Simelane, technical accounting specialist at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA)...
What to consider when integrating AI into legal
Over the past two years Webber Wentzel has explored a number of artificial intelligence (AI) platforms related to the delivery of legal services. By Celia Pienaar, lead project manager at Webber Wentzel Many people believe that automation is a threat to job security...
Tackling the pertinent aspects of GDPR
For businesses around the world, including Africa, the implementation of the European Union's (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is particularly pertinent. This is because the GDPR applies not only to all states in the EU, but more especially to any...
Who will GDPR regulators be looking at?
When it comes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), many of you may be feeling a bit like Scrooge, the miserable character from Charles Dicken's Christmas Carol, during the festive period. By Gregg Petersen, regional vice-president at Veeam You can't get...
Technology equips legal industry for the future
Technology is transforming the information landscape and rapidly changing the workplace. The generally conservative legal industry has in no way been spared, with new technologies and innovations disrupting - and enabling - the practice of law, demanding that law...
Become your own compliance champion
Compliance officers have the opportunity to position themselves as the essential business asset that they are, anchored not only by a strategic understanding of their business and its regulatory obligations, but also qualities such as adaptability and openness. This...
GDPR adds to telcos’ data headaches
Data has always been the ultimate battleground and competitive bargaining chip for telecommunications operators. Already under pressure to reduce mobile data costs amid a rising #datamustfall chorus from consumers, they now face data headaches of a different kind. By...
There are no GDPR quick wins
Data protection in the digital world is an issue that just never stops, writes Gregg Petersen, regional vice-president at Veeam. At the time of writing, the Cambridge Analytica news is just a few weeks old. While the full extent of the fiasco remains to be seen, this...