What do 18th century tailors, cats and the 21st century legal industry have to do with local entrepreneurship? Graeme Wilson, CEO of Whipping the Cat, makes the connection for us as we chat about how his firm is disrupting the local legal industry.   Tell us the...

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....

Finding new ways for women 2016   The conversation continues. There are numerous matters to deal with and develop, amongst them:   whether law serves the purposes it sets out to achieve and whether the processes are effective; whether the adversarial system...

Beginning our Africa Special Report this month, Lawyer Monthly takes a look at the economic and legal issues that abound in South Africa. To this end we speak to Graeme Wilson, the founder and CEO of Whipping the Cat (www.whippingthecat.com), a South Africa-based...

Convened by the UCT Law @ work Professional Development Project and the Centre for Integrative Law, the recent summit entitled, ‘Finding New Ways for Women to Lead in Law’, evidenced that the old traditional way of practicing law is undergoing an exciting...

The many complexities that come with running a business often necessitate logistical support. We highlight companies that provide transport, legal and financial resources and services for entrepreneurs.   Read more

En staat moet asseblief sy kant bring… Dis entrepreneurs wat die voetwerk doen vir ware werkskepping. Francois Williams het ’n paar entrepreneurs en sakelui met wie Die Burger die afgelope jaar of wat onderhoude gevoer het, uitgevra oor die lesse wat hulle in 2014...

RATHER HAVE A FENCE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL THAN AN AMBULANCE AT THE BOTTOM:   WHY SMES DON’T USE LAWYERS (AND WHY THEY SHOULD)   Small and medium-sized businesses typically encounter similar commercial law dilemmas. Graeme Wilson, founder and CEO of boutique...

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

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