Archive for December, 2022

The issue of transformation should be more than just about colour and gender

x Bookmark The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) held its gala dinner and Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Durban on 18 and 19 November 2022, under the theme ‘Bridging the divide: […]

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Family law practitioners to think of themselves as changemakers

x Bookmark Clarks Attorneys held their ninth Annual Family Law Conference on 20 and 21 October 2022 in Johannesburg. The conference touched on several topics and cases of interest in […]

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BLA continues to show support to KZN flood victims

x Bookmark On 22 October 2022, the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) visited the community of Ntshongweni  in KwaZulu-Natal as part of their outreach drive to support the victims and families […]

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LSSA President stresses how important it is to have a will

x Bookmark The Cullinan Care and Rehabilitation Centre held a women’s day event on 21 October 2022. The Law Society of South Africa’s President, Mabaeng Denise Lenyai, was invited to […]

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The attorneys’ profession needs the Law Society of South Africa

x Bookmark The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) serves as the voice of the attorneys’ profession. It represents and promotes the rights of attorneys in all matters affecting the […]

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Letters to the editor – December 2022

x Bookmark PO Box 36626, Menlo Park 0102 Docex 82, Pretoria E-mail: derebus@derebus.org.za Fax: (012) 362 0969 Letters are not published under noms de plume. However, letters from practising attorneys who make […]

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Claims in terms of s 55 of the Legal Practice Act: What legal practitioners must consider, guard against, or look out for

x Bookmark By William Rampela Mokoena The Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund (the LPFF) is liable to repay claimants who show that they have suffered pecuniary loss due to theft of […]

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‘Lying-in expenses’ in the maintenance courts

x Bookmark Many mothers are oblivious to the term ‘lying-in expenses’ and unbeknown to them, fail to claim these expenses when applying for child maintenance for the first time. ‘Lying-in […]

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When can a company successfully resist a winding-up application based on a counterclaim?

x Bookmark A well understood principle in South African common law; is that a creditor of a company is entitled to apply to court for an order to compel the […]

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Challenges faced by attorneys – rights to appear in superior courts

x Bookmark By Prof Fareed Moosa Under s 33(1) of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (LPA), attorneys and advocates have the right to practice law anywhere in South […]

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