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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...
African Legal Awards African Law Firm of the Year – Small Practice: Whipping the Cat
Whipping the Cat founder Graeme Wilson, with Legal Week’s Natalie Hill Finalists: AB & David (Highly Commended); Couto, Graça e Associados; GLA – Gabinete Legal Angola; Ngassam, Fansi & Mouafo Avocats Associes; TTA – Sociedade de Advogados. South...
#EntrepreneurMonth: A cat, a tailor and an entrepreneur walk into a bar exam…
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...
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....
Women in Law
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 of law is...
Africa Special Report
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...
Encouraging women to find new ways to lead in law
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...
Working for you
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
Entrepreneurs wil fokus op kliënte
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...