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    The AI Hallucination Crisis: Why South African Lawyers Must Master Ethical AI Usage Now

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly entering the South African legal sector, promising efficiency in research and contract review. Yet, as local courts are demonstrating, the uncritical integration of AI is not without severe and potentially career-ending risk. The core problem, known as AI “hallucination,” is where generative AI models invent, distort, or fabricate legal authorities and case citations. While this might seem like a...

    Beyond the Summons: Mastering the Procedural Traps of South African Civil Litigation

    The journey through South African Civil Procedure is often described by Candidate Attorneys as the single most challenging aspect of the LPC Exam Paper 1. It is easy to find yourself procedurally ambushed. Whether it’s miscalculating the time limits for a Notice of Intention to Defend, failing to adhere to the strict format of a Rule 35 Discovery Notice, or drafting an affidavit that misses key jurisdictional averments—the consequences of...

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