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Our team can offer you advice on a wide range of functions and sector-related issues including: ICT infrastructure; software licensing, distribution, integration and development; services integration and aggregation; contract management; off-shoring; procurement; business processing; technology turnkey solutions; e-commerce; software and technology-related intellectual property issues; data privacy; cloud service solutions; and information security.
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We can support the full scope of projects in which you may be engaged, from conception through to conclusion.
Our team has the support of CDH’s full service business practices to give you expert input on related issues such as intellectual property, black economic empowerment, employment, tax, administrative and competition law implications.
Across borders
We have been engaged in transactions in sub-Saharan and West Africa, and in Europe. We are able to project manage your IT and outsourcing requirements on a worldwide basis.
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Broad expertise
Our team can offer you advice on a wide range of functions and sector-related issues including: ICT infrastructure; software licensing, distribution, integration and development; services integration and aggregation; contract management; off-shoring; procurement; business processing; technology turnkey solutions; e-commerce; software and technology-related intellectual property issues; data privacy; cloud service solutions; and information security.
Full service legal advice
We can support the full scope of projects in which you may be engaged, from conception through to conclusion.
Our team has the support of CDH’s full service business practices to give you expert input on related issues such as intellectual property, black economic empowerment, employment, tax, administrative and competition law implications.
Across borders
We have been engaged in transactions in sub-Saharan and West Africa, and in Europe. We are able to project manage your IT and outsourcing requirements on a worldwide basis.
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More newsTo register or not to register: The Ugandan Personal Data Protection Office’s decision on the registration of data controllers
On 18 July 2025, Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) delivered a decision that could reshape how multinational entities approach data protection in Uganda. The PDPO found that Google LLC (Google) was in breach of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act of 2019 (DPPA) for failing to register as a data controller or data collector and for failing to demonstrate adequate safeguards in its cross-border transfer of personal data belonging to Ugandan data subjects.
An overview of the Artificial Intelligence in the South African Financial Sector report
On 24 November 2025, the South African Reserve Bank Prudential Authority (PA) and the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) released a joint report on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the South African Financial Sector ( Report ). The Report provides valuable insight into the deployment and adoption of AI in the financial sector, the anticipated investments by financial institutions in AI systems, and the benefits and risks associated with AI systems.
Recent privacy updates in South Africa and abroad
South Africa is experiencing a sharp increase in reported data breaches. The Information Regulator (Regulator) noted 2,374 breaches in the 2024/25 financial year, an average of 198 per month. Since April 2025, 1,947 breaches have been reported, about 284 per month, which constitutes a 40% increase.
Market recognition
- Chambers Global 2024-2025 ranks our practice in Band 2 for IT & telecommunications.
- Chambers Global 2009-2023 ranks our practice in Band 1: IT & telecommunications.
Market recognition
- Chambers Global 2024-2025 ranks our practice in Band 2 for IT & telecommunications.
- Chambers Global 2009-2023 ranks our practice in Band 1: IT & telecommunications.