Many of the professional indemnity (PI) claims notified to the Legal Practitioners Indemnity Insurance Fund NPC (the LPIIF) arise from circumstances where the legal practitioners concerned did not attend to […]
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The legal profession has been regarded as an honourable profession from time immemorial and legal practitioners are generally held in high esteem by members of the public. In Vassen v […]
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The relationship between a legal practitioner and their client originates from the mandate given by the latter to the former. The relationship exists for as long as the mandate is […]
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There are many instances in legal practice where legal practitioners are not timeously placed in funds to pursue the matters in which they are instructed to finality. The clients concerned […]
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The topic of the obligations of legal practitioners relating to the handling of trust money is one that has been covered before by the office of the Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity […]
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One of the triggers of a breakdown in the relationship between a legal practitioner and a client is when the client, justifiably or not, realises that the outcome that they […]
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The concept of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is viewed and applied differently by many corporate organisations around the world. There is no global definition for ERM, as everyone in the […]
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When investigating professional indemnity (PI) claims, the team at the Legal Practitioners Indemnity Insurance Fund NPC (LPIIF) has encountered instances where legal practices have either: (a) purported to continue operating […]
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Several articles have been written around risk management, internal controls and due diligence, as well as ‘know-your-client’ as required in terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 […]
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For legal practitioners, time is of the essence. There are often multiple deadlines to meet in meeting timelines imposed by legislation (including prescription dates) and the rules of court, ensuring […]
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