Editorial

Help is available to legal practitioners

It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic added to the woes of an already ailing worldwide socio-economic system. The effects of the pandemic are felt till today, more so […]

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Uniform Guidelines on conferral of Senior Attorney

On 13 March 2024, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, published the Uniform Guidelines on conferral of Senior Attorney and Senior Counsel honours on eligible legal practitioners. […]

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De Rebus: The legal practitioner’s educational journal

The De Rebus journal has been in existence for the past 68 years in different formats. Since its first issue, the journal has evolved with the times in terms of […]

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Master’s office saga: End in sight

On 20 October 2023, the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services to voice legal practitioners’ concerns over the issues experienced […]

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There is a difference between the Law Society of South Africa and the Legal Practice Council

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

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Problems at the Master’s office

On 20 October 2023, the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) appeared before the justice and parliamentary committee to voice legal practitioners’ concerns over the issues experienced at the Master’s […]

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Guest editorial – Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill, 2023

By the Road Accident Fund Committee of the Law Society of South Africa On 8 September 2023 the Department of Transport published a draft Road Accident Fund Amendment Bill, 2023 […]

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Rendering of community service by candidate legal practitioners and practising legal practitioners

By Ricardo Wyngaard On 11 August 2023, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, published the amendment of Regulations made under s 94(1) concerning the rendering of community […]

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One-hundred-year progression of female legal practitioners

This year marks the centenary since the promulgation of the Women Legal Practitioners Act 7 of 1923. As at the end of January 2022 the demographics of attorneys in the […]

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LSSA National Wills Week 2023 registration now open

The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) National Wills Week is a public outreach programme that has been successfully running since 2008. This year, the LSSA National Wills Week campaign […]

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