LSSA news update – August 2019

August 1st, 2019
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By Nomfundo Jele

LSSA to submit proposal amendments to the LPA

The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has identified certain anomalies with the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014, and it intends to submit a proposal for amendments. If you have any amendment suggestions and would like to have them included in the LSSA submission, please e-mail your comments to Kris Devan from the LSSA’s Professional Affairs Department at kris@LSSA.org.za by no later than 16 August.

 

Outstanding court orders 

Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria, Dunstan Mlambo, has issued a notice regarding court orders (pertaining to court dates that will impact on attorneys and clients) from both High Courts of the Gauteng Division. In the notice, the Judge President provides e-mail addresses that legal practitioners may use if they have been awaiting court orders for more than four weeks. The notice states that the order will then be provided per e-mail within five court days of receipt of the request. Click here to read the notice. 

 

Applications for Basic Aspirant Judges Programme now open

The South African Judicial Education Institute has invited interested candidates to apply for the Aspirant Judges Programme scheduled to take place in July 2020.

The selection criteria include that a candidate must –

  • be fit and proper;
  • have a minimum of 12 years’ experience as an attorney, advocate, judicial officer (including acting appointments) or legal academic and any other relevant capacity;
  • have a certificate of good standing;
  • have a law degree recognised in South Africa; and
  • submit evidence of commitment to the transformation of the legal system in promoting the values set out in s 1 of the Constitution.

To apply, a completed and signed application form, and supporting documents should be submitted no later than 30 August 2019 to SAJEIseminars@judiciary.org.za or hand delivered at 188 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, 1687. Contact (010) 493 2621 for more information.

Click here for more information and to download the application form.

 

Nomfundo Jele, Communications Officer, Law Society of South Africa, nomfundom@lssa.org.za

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