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The Rehabilitated Lawyer: Join us online!

Are you a sad lawyer? Hello, hi. *Hug* You’re not alone. The statistics are staggering: lawyers are 3.6 times more likely to be depressed compared to people in other jobs, while the landmark 2016 American Bar Association and Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation study found that 28% of licensed, employed [...]

Read: White paper on the impact of POPIA on cookies, advertising, marketing and privacy (with some cats thrown in)

While we were creating our white paper on cookies, adtech, martech and privacy, we became obsessed with cats. Why did we take things so far? (Cat scrotums are pretty far.) Because writing a white paper on the impact of #POPIA on the use of cookies is boooooring! We figured [...]

Alright stop – POPIA time!

Okay, maybe it’s not MC-Hammer-pants-level exciting, but we’ll be damned if we aren’t going to make it fun! If you feel like you need a refresher – or perhaps a fresh perspective? – on POPIA, join us for our crash course on 8 June and 9 June 2022. (Here's [...]

Marketers vs Lawyers: Why can’t we all just get along?

Ever seen a toddler on one of those child leashes? They’re straining as hard as their little sausage legs allow, desperate to run free, talk to strangers and create a crayon masterpiece on the nearest wall (or lick a squirrel – one never can tell). That’s kind of how [...]

#Funlaw Challenge: 30 Posts in 30 Days

There’s a lot of clutter online. We know. We’re as addicted to the infinite scroll as you are. But instead of being passive observers, Novation decided to take on the challenge to contribute – meaningfully – to the noise. The only rule? Share frequent, thought-provoking, #funlaw content around POPIA, data [...]

Much ado about f*ckall

Warning: the following article contains explicit language. That should be fairly apparent by the title but we’re legally obliged (we think) to put it into plain language. If you’re easily offended or don’t have a sense of humour, we suggest skipping this one. Consider yourself warned. If you’ve spent any time [...]