AI has already altered dispute resolution worldwide. The question is where assistance ends and adjudication begins.
Timeline
2026
September
- 29.
August
- 21. The Competition Commission has published draft amendments to its Small Merger Guidelines for public comment, aligning the small merger notification criteria with the revised merger thresholds that took effect on 1 May.
- 13. The notices published in the Government Gazette reset or propose to reset the rules for mobile, satellite and innovative shared-access spectrum use.
March
- 20. AI is institutional scaffolding, not a shortcut, and juniors should explore all the ways it can be utilised, says Webber Wentzel.
- 11. Many organisations are adopting AI faster than they are building the governance, validation capability and human judgment needed to run it responsibly, says Aalia Manie, partner at Webber Wentzel and director at Webber Wentzel Fusion.
February
- 24. AI and privilege are not incompatible, but the conversational interface of consumer AI tools creates a dangerous illusion of privacy.
- 23. AI-related defamation lawsuits are being brought with increasing regularity, says Webber Wentzel.