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Zimbabwean institutional study visit

By Mapula Thebe     The Legal Education and Development (LEAD) arm of the Law Society of South Africa held an institutional study visit session with delegates from the Zimbabwean […]

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Female legal practitioners network

By Mapula Thebe On 27 June the Legal Education and Development arm of the Law Society of South Africa in conjunction with PPS held the Significant Leadership Networking Event for […]

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People and practices

Compiled by Shireen Mahomed VDT Attorneys in Pretoria has two promotions.               Anthony Whatmore & Company has two new appointments.         […]

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Are you in touch with reality …?

By the financial forensic unit of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund Aspirant business people can be overwhelmed by the thought of running their own business and they sometimes disconsider realities of […]

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Why do start-up law firms fail?

By Moroke Phajane Start-up law firms fail as a result of various factors. In 2013, The Mail and Guardian‘s Thought Leader reported that 78 attorneys nationally were struck from the […]

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CPR for companies failing to convene an annual general meeting: The Companies Tribunal

By Siyabonga Vusi Ntshangase The Companies Tribunal (the Tribunal) is established in terms of s 193 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Act) and has been in operation […]

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Women judges: Are they doing justice to the cause?

By Diana Mabasa The recent furore in the media caused by the Facebook posts of High Court Judge Mabel Jansen has highlighted the important role of women judges when confronted […]

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Understanding parole – an in-depth discussion continued

By Dr Llewelyn Gray Curlewis This article is an attempt to explain and facilitate the basic functioning of the parole system and purports in no way to be comprehensive or […]

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A scientist and a lawyer walk into a courtroom …

By Dr David Klatzow and Peter Otzen ‘No less dangerous are the mistakes of [forensic] expert witnesses. Blind confidence of the court in the authority of expert witnesses is responsible […]

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Mental health in South Africa – a cause for concern?

By Saul Leal We are living in a singular era where we are able to diagnose that which has previously been unknown. Frantz Fanon dedicated his life to defend a […]

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