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Court finds applicant fit and proper for admission despite the LPC’s request to withdraw her application

Ex Parte Sebatsana (GP) (unreported case no 022746/2023, 7-8-2024) (Vorster AJ (Van der Schyff J concurring)) The High Court in Pretoria authorised the Legal Practice Council (intervening party) to enrol, […]

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The High Court highlights need for a confidential reporting process facilitated by the LPC for legal practitioners with mental health issues

South African Legal Practice Council v Halles and Another (GP) (unreported case no 35117/2022, 5-6-2024) (Davis J, Mooki J and Matthys AJ) The Gauteng Division of the High Court in […]

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Poor Board Examination results – a matter of concern for the LPC and its stakeholders

The Chairperson of the Legal Education Forum of the Legal Practice Council (LPC), Busani Mabunda, told a meeting of delegates on 14 July 2022 that the purpose of the meeting […]

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About the LPC

The Legal Practice Council (LPC) has been in existence since 2018, yet there are still legal practitioners who do not know its function or the difference between the LPC and […]

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LPC amendments

As we bid farewell to 2021, amidst a looming fourth wave of the rise in COVID-19 infections, the discovery of a new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant and the concerning multitudes of […]

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What is the difference between the LSSA and the LPC?

I have written numerous editorials on the workings of the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA), the relevance of the organisation and its value to legal practitioners (see box below). […]

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LPC will not issue permits to legal practitioners who are not registered on the roll

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The Legal Practice Council (LPC) has issued a statement noting that the Directions issued in terms of reg 10 of the Regulations under the Disaster Management Act […]

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LSSA and LPC discuss issues of importance to the legal profession

On 1 February the Executive Committee of the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and the Executive Committee of the Legal Practice Council (LPC) held a meeting to discuss issues […]

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LPC: A year into office

As 2019 draws to an end, it is interesting to note that it has been a year since the Legal Practice Council (LPC) took over its duties as a statutory […]

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The case for a differentiated rate of payment of subscriptions by legal practitioners in SA to the LPC at the rate of 2% of taxable income (arising from the highest levels of income inequality in the world)

The Legal Practice Council (LPC) established in terms of ch 2 of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (LPA), came into being on 1 November 2018 and is the […]

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