A surge in technology, the knock-on effects of the Ukraine invasion, the rise of East Africa and an abundance of capital to be invested. Could these factors come to define Africa’s legal industry over the coming 12 months.

Three leaders of the African legal scene—Bowmans’ managing partner Alan Keep, Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa CEO Andrew Robinson, and Webber Wentzel’s senior partner Christo Els—give their views on the outlook for 2023 across the continent.