Making way for NewLaw in Africa

South African Graeme Wilson, founder and chief executive of Whipping the Cat, has done that by creating a new formula for offering legal services that seems more tailored to Africa’s entrepreneurial needs than the established way of doing things.   It was...

Young Lawyers Should Not Fear Technology

We speak to the CEO of Heavy Chef’s legal partner Whipping The Cat, Graeme Wilson. 2017 has been a big year for Graeme, with significant growth, client acquisition and multiple prestigious awards under his belt. The legal profession is changing rapidly, so we...

Artificial Intelligence Is Now Disrupting The Legal Services Industry

What is going ON in the legal service world? Law firms with names like Bell, Dewar and Hall, John & Kernick and Findlay and Tait used to be all over the place. Now they don’t even exist. Instead we hear names like Caveat Legal, Cognia Law and even Whipping...

Whipping the Cat named Africa’s best small legal practice

On 8 September, Whipping the Cat (www.whippingthecat.com) was named the continent’s best small law practice at the African Legal Awards ceremony in Johannesburg. The awards recognise exceptional achievement within the African legal community in the last year....