Safee-Naaz Siddiqi

Senior Associate

Safee-Naaz Siddiqi is a Senior Associate in our Knowledge Management practice.

+27 (21) 481 6342

safee-naaz.siddiqi@cdhlegal.comCape Town

About Safee-Naaz

Safee-Naaz joined CDH as a Senior Associate in our Knowledge Management practice in 2025.

Areas of expertise

Knowledge Management

News

Knowledge Management

AI gone rogue Are employers liable when workplace AI harms employees

Safee-Naaz Siddiqi, Senior Associate in the Knowledge Management practice, recently joined Jimmy Moyaha on SAfm to discuss risks and challenges employers face in the AI era.

Knowledge Management

AI, deepfakes and the burden of proof for digital evidence in litigation

In 2022, a deepfake video circulated showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appearing to tell Ukrainian soldiers to surrender during the Russian invasion. Although quickly...

Do we even need lawyers anymore? Dealmaking in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how legal work gets done. Both locally and internationally, law firms are adopting specific legal AI-powered tools to help with drafting agreements,...

Competition Law

Women in Competition Law

In this episode of our CDH Women Empowerment Series, Safee-Naaz Siddiqi, Senior Associate in the Knowledge Management practice speaks with Nelisiwe Khumalo, Senior Associate in the...

Firm News

CDH has deployed the two industry-leading GenAI legal platforms: Harvey and Legora

As one of Africa’s leading law firms, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) is committed to understanding our clients’ business needs and delivering exceptional value in an efficient and competitive...

Employment Law

How algorithmic bias in AI hurts your business and what you can do

A highly qualified jobseeker applies for a role you’re desperate to fill. Their application is screened out by an automated system. You’ve lost the perfect candidate and you don’t...

AI gone rogue: Are employers liable when workplace AI harms employees?

When Anthropic released its Claude 4 evaluation report, a particular finding sparked significant discussion among artificial intelligence (AI) safety researchers: during testing scenarios,...

Knowledge Management

Another episode of fabricated citations, real repercussions: South African courts show no tolerance for AI-hallucinated cases

Following Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-Operative Government and Traditional Affairs KwaZulu-Natal and Others ZAKZPHC 2, South African courts have again confronted the issue of AI-generated...

Knowledge Management

Formatting with AI may be riskier than you realise

In Concord Music Group, Inc. v Anthropic PBC , 5:24-cv-03811, (N.D. Cal.) lawyers thought they did everything right. They researched legitimate sources, found real academic papers,...

Dispute Resolution

When AI lies: The legal minefield of artificial intelligence and defamation

In a world where artificial intelligence can write poetry, diagnose diseases and draft legal documents, what happens when it tells lies about a person? This question moved from theory...

Knowledge Management

Webinar Recording | AI and the law: Navigating risks, realising opportunities

A panel of experts hosted a webinar exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the legal landscape.

Unchecked AI, unseen dangers: What the DeepSeek breach means for SA companies and POPIA compliance

DeepSeek, a prominent competitor in the artificial intelligence (AI) marketplace, recently faced a significant security incident when an unsecured ClickHouse database exposed over...

Knowledge Management

Fictional citations, real consequences: A cautionary tale for the modern lawyer

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming almost every aspect of modern life, including legal research. Yet a recent judgment from the Pietermaritzburg High Court again showed just...

All articles by Safee-Naaz

Knowledge Management

AI, deepfakes and the burden of proof for digital evidence in litigation

In 2022, a deepfake video circulated showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appearing to tell Ukrainian soldiers to surrender during the Russian invasion. Although quickly...

Do we even need lawyers anymore? Dealmaking in the Age of AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how legal work gets done. Both locally and internationally, law firms are adopting specific legal AI-powered tools to help with drafting agreements,...

Firm News

CDH has deployed the two industry-leading GenAI legal platforms: Harvey and Legora

As one of Africa’s leading law firms, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) is committed to understanding our clients’ business needs and delivering exceptional value in an efficient and competitive...

Employment Law

How algorithmic bias in AI hurts your business and what you can do

A highly qualified jobseeker applies for a role you’re desperate to fill. Their application is screened out by an automated system. You’ve lost the perfect candidate and you don’t...

AI gone rogue: Are employers liable when workplace AI harms employees?

When Anthropic released its Claude 4 evaluation report, a particular finding sparked significant discussion among artificial intelligence (AI) safety researchers: during testing scenarios,...

Knowledge Management

Another episode of fabricated citations, real repercussions: South African courts show no tolerance for AI-hallucinated cases

Following Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-Operative Government and Traditional Affairs KwaZulu-Natal and Others ZAKZPHC 2, South African courts have again confronted the issue of AI-generated...

Knowledge Management

Formatting with AI may be riskier than you realise

In Concord Music Group, Inc. v Anthropic PBC , 5:24-cv-03811, (N.D. Cal.) lawyers thought they did everything right. They researched legitimate sources, found real academic papers,...

Dispute Resolution

When AI lies: The legal minefield of artificial intelligence and defamation

In a world where artificial intelligence can write poetry, diagnose diseases and draft legal documents, what happens when it tells lies about a person? This question moved from theory...

Unchecked AI, unseen dangers: What the DeepSeek breach means for SA companies and POPIA compliance

DeepSeek, a prominent competitor in the artificial intelligence (AI) marketplace, recently faced a significant security incident when an unsecured ClickHouse database exposed over...

Knowledge Management

Fictional citations, real consequences: A cautionary tale for the modern lawyer

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming almost every aspect of modern life, including legal research. Yet a recent judgment from the Pietermaritzburg High Court again showed just...

All articles by Safee-Naaz

Knowledge Management

Webinar Recording | AI and the law: Navigating risks, realising opportunities

A panel of experts hosted a webinar exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the legal landscape.

All videos by Safee-Naaz

Knowledge Management

AI gone rogue Are employers liable when workplace AI harms employees

Safee-Naaz Siddiqi, Senior Associate in the Knowledge Management practice, recently joined Jimmy Moyaha on SAfm to discuss risks and challenges employers face in the AI era.

Competition Law

Women in Competition Law

In this episode of our CDH Women Empowerment Series, Safee-Naaz Siddiqi, Senior Associate in the Knowledge Management practice speaks with Nelisiwe Khumalo, Senior Associate in the...

All podcasts by Safee-Naaz

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