Process changes are usually the easiest to implement and can have a significant impact on the bigger contracting picture.. These changes can make a big difference and help alleviate the pressures on legal, procurement and contracting teams. The changes are practical and won’t take a lot of time or cost a lot of money.

It’s that time of year when many of us pause and look back. Our Strategy Day earlier this month gave us the opportunity to do just that - to reflect on the growth of Lighthouse Law, the depth and diversity of the team’s skills, our approach to innovation, our commitment to continuous improvement in our service offerings, our resilience, and the strong and supportive culture at Lighthouse that continues to anchor the team’s success. Much of this success also stems from a belief and a commitment to collective leadership, which is rooted in one of our firm values which is to ‘lead from where you are’.

Promotional competitions, reward schemes or prize draws are methods that are used increasingly by businesses to market products or services or reward loyal customers for their use of products and services. This four-part series of posts looks at developments around this in the South African market as well as key considerations for businesses to bear in mind when conducting promotional activities for the purpose of marketing their products and services.

With the influencer industry estimated to be worth more than 13 Billion US Dollars globally, issues around contractual relationships, legal obligations and the risks for corporates using influencers need to be considered carefully.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) is a timely reminder that a party who fails to follow a contractually prescribed termination procedure does so at its own peril.

Does “Culture eat strategy for breakfast”?  We explored Peter Drucker’s famous quote this year as we considered how we as a business are putting our people and values first.

Having just transitioned from law school into a professional legal working environment, we would like to offer a few tips for law students now navigating this journey. The following is certainly not an exhaustive list, but they did assist us in making the transition from university to a law firm environment.

A good service level and service credit mechanism is an extremely valuable tool for ensuring a good customer-supplier relationship.

The last two years have been characterised by much uncertainty. The impact on people, businesses and our economy has made long term strategies more challenging to envisage and action. But on the flip side, in some ways, it has also helped bring greater focus and a greater appreciation for those things that are within our control – the here and now.

Typically, when entering a business deal, much time is spent considering and negotiating the primary performance-related provisions of the contract (e.g. the price and services provisions). Standard dispute resolution, breach and notice clauses are often simply imported into the contract or brushed over with little thought. This is a mistake.

2020 will certainly go down as one of those years no one quite saw coming, and one that has tested resilience and the human spirit on so many levels.

By holding that the US Privacy Shield does not in fact adequately protect the personal data of people based in the EEA, the decision has significant consequences for any trade between the EEA and the USA that relies on the transfer and use of such data. In this article, we look at the decision and its implications for deals between EEA and US-based organisations.

2020 has been a challenging year in many ways. The spotlight placed on institutional racism and entrenched inequality by the #BlackLivesMatter movement…

The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdown have created the toughest economic environment in decades. Businesses big and small are scrambling…

The right to terminate a contract for convenience is probably one of the most valuable rights that a customer can secure in contractual negotiations…

Negative audit findings and non-compliance with software licence requirements can have a detrimental impact on your business and revenue…

If you’re in the IT operations or procurement department of any large corporation, you likely spend a large part of your day-job dealing...

Welcome to our series of Quick Tips on Commercial Contracting. The tips are intended to be short and useful - and are drawn from our practical...

Issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) to the market? How do you ensure that the considerable time, effort and resources committed to the project…