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Long-form thinking on law, technology, and the African legal ecosystem. Published when it's ready — not on a schedule.

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Legal Theory · AI · March 2026

Can Legal Reasoning Be Made Machine-Readable? A Framework

I tested a hypothesis on the Oscar Pistorius case: if you reduce legal reasoning to its structural components — the factors that enhance or reduce liability — can a consistent framework arrive at the same conclusion as a court? The answer surprised me.

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"We moved from 'how hot is it?' to 30 degrees. Can we do the same for legal reasoning — replace 'he probably breached' with a precise, consistent measurement?"

In contract law there's already something like a formula. I asked AI to help me code it. The system arrived at the same decision the court did.

Data Privacy · POPIA

What POPIA Actually Demands of Organisations — and What Most Get Wrong

Most compliance guides treat POPIA as a checklist. It isn't. It's a framework of accountability that fundamentally changes the relationship between organisations and the data they hold.

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Journey · Unfiltered

300 Applications, 4 Interviews, and What I Actually Learned

I built an AI system to automate my job search. It sent 130 applications. I got 4 interviews. One made it to two rounds at a leading tech law firm. The unfiltered debrief.

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Legal Tech · AI

The 1000x Lawyer: How AI Changes What It Means to Practice Law

AI doesn't replace lawyers. It gives the good ones a force multiplier. But only if you understand what it does well — and what humans still do better.

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