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Jennigay Coetzer is the Africa correspondent for Law.com International. She writes about lawyers and legal issues in South Africa and across the continent. Her coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. She can be reached at [email protected]
September 3, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
"Our ability to get the largest projects in the U.S., or U.K., or Western Europe or China depends often on how we have distinguished ourselves in Africa," says firm chairman Joe Andrew.
By Jennigay Coetzer
5 minute read
August 19, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
The pioneering move underlined the question of whether artificial intelligence can be an inventor. What could the decision mean for other jurisdictions?
By Jennigay Coetzer
3 minute read
August 12, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
The firm says it 'has been carefully reviewing issues relating to the management of our Johannesburg office for several months'.
By Meganne Tillay | Jennigay Coetzer
3 minute read
August 11, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
Differing regulations and absence of laws across the continent are influencing how firms view mandatory vaccination, as many firms prepare for a hybrid working model.
By Jennigay Coetzer
3 minute read
August 6, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
African law firm Bowmans has expanded outside its home base of South Africa and has adopted a strategy that it believes will enable it to attract top-end work across the African continent.
By Jennigay Coetzer
6 minute read
July 26, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
Many of the firm's rivals have spent years building up offices on the continent. But Freshfields has a different approach, which it believes will continue to work as Africa's economies boom.
By Jennigay Coetzer
5 minute read
July 19, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
Getting food to staff amid major shortages has also been a priority for the region's top firms.
By Jennigay Coetzer
5 minute read
July 16, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
The move continues the cloud-based firm's international expansion, bringing its locations to 43 offices across five continents.
By Jennigay Coetzer
2 minute read
July 6, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
The firms have brought in a new expert witness who has suggested that the company's mine management was aware of the risk of lead poisoning to their employees.
By Jennigay Coetzer
2 minute read
July 2, 2021 | Middle East and Africa
Robert Legh spent his entire 35-year legal career at Bowmans and was a pioneer of competition law in South Africa.
By Jennigay Coetzer
2 minute read
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