Tag: risk management

Fantastic people, interesting perspectives & General Counsel as key stakeholders (GC Forum GRC Briefs)

Last week, the GC Forum Governance, Risk & Compliance gathered in-house leaders and teams, external counsel, governance and compliance professionals, tech leaders, and other experts from across Africa. During a busy day in Johannesburg, we grabbed a few moments with Doreen Onwong'a of G&A Advocates LLP

A call to arms: Why every professional must lead in the age of AI

With headlines full of speculation about what AI may do in future years, it is up to humans to ensure "the most powerful technology of our generation serves for the benefit of our people". Ahead of next week's GC Forum GRC in Johannesburg, Cathy Truter calls on business leaders and professionals to lead with ethics.

From managing risk to designing resilience: rethinking the General Counsel as risk architect

Ahead of the GC Forum Governance Risk & Compliance (GRC) on 7 October, Deneys Head of Dispute Resolution André Vos discusses the evolving role of General Counsel and why legal advisers now need to help businesses move forward strategically, rather than simply managing compliance and solving problems.

General Counsel as Risk Architects: risk, opportunity, and accountability in a fast-moving era of uncertainty

Ahead of next month’s GC Forum Governance, Risk, and Compliance, disputes and risk expert Vanessa Jacklin-Levin of Bowmans discusses balancing accountability with opportunity, managing digital exposure, and the value of learning from how others are navigating a fast-changing risk landscape.

General Counsel at centre of organisational decision-making: GC Forum GRC 2026 speakers and agenda announced

On 7 October, the pioneering GC Forum | Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) will return to Johannesburg. Today, Africa Legal is excited to launch the dedicated event website and reveal some speaker highlights for this industry-leading event.

“Exceptional, Thought-Provoking, Energising”- GC Forum | Governance, Risk & Compliance Returns in 2026

Africa Legal, in partnership with leading legal intelligence platform Afriwise, is pleased to announce the return in 2026 of the GC Forum GRC, the premier governance, risk and compliance forum for senior in-house legal leaders and other stakeholders across Africa.

After broad cancellations of mining permits in 2025, what does the future hold for Guinea and mining investors?

Ahead of the GC Forum Extractives to be held on 11 February in Cape Town, under the theme “Africa’s Critical Core | Minerals, Markets & Global Collaboration”, leading mining lawyer Daniel Driscoll provides a legal and political risk snapshot for Guinea and discusses why it remains one of West Africa’s more compelling mining jurisdictions

Exceptional, though-provoking, energising: attendees and speakers rave about first-ever GC Forum GRC

On 17 September, a pioneering GC Forum Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) was held in Johannesburg, hosted by Africa Legal in partnership with Afriwise. Participants leaned into a topical agenda of robust conversations, delivering key insights

Navigating risk and compliance to unlock huge opportunities in Africa

Ahead of this month’s GC Forum Governance, Risk, and Compliance, Aggreko Regional Head of Legal: Africa, Middle East and Asia Anastasia Posokhov discusses overcoming global perceptions and harnessing great opportunities in Africa

Africa Legal and Afriwise Join Forces to Launch Africa’s Leading GC Forum on Governance & Risk

Africa Legal is delighted to announce a significant next step in the evolution of the General Counsel Forum, with the launch of GC Forum | Governance, Risk & Compliance, on 17 September 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. We are also proud to announce a strategic partnership with Afriwise, Africa’s leading legal data and intelligence platform, for this edition of the GC Forum.

Getting Forensic

In an exclusive interview, East African law firm ALN//Anjarwalla & Khanna’s Forensics, Risk & Compliance Director, Willie Oelofse, and Roddy McKean, director of the Corporate Department, spoke to Africa Legal about why a forensic lawyer should be on every due diligence team.

SPEAKER UPDATE for the ‘General Counsel Forum | A Legal Indaba’

Lawyers from across Africa will meet in Cape Town next month for the first ever forum focusing on the challenges of working in the mining sector

General Counsel Forum | A Legal Indaba 2020 | Agenda Announcement

Africa Legal and the Investing in African Mining Indaba are delighted to share the 2020 agenda for the first-ever ‘General Counsel Forum | A Legal Indaba’.