A plea and sentence agreement, also known as a plea bargain agreement, is an agreement between an accused and the state, represented by the prosecutor, in terms of which an […]
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At the end of the 2020/2021 scheme year on 30 June 2021, the Legal Practitioners Indemnity Insurance Fund NPC (the LPIIF) had 2 355 outstanding claims recorded. The reserve amount […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly changing the way the legal profession is interacting and using information and there is clear evidence the sector is adopting and using technology with alacrity. […]
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The COVID-19 challenge is unprecedented, both for the economy and for many aspects of the South African legal system, especially law firm practice management. Many law firms have now closed […]
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Effective communication in the legal services industry – like any other professional service – goes to the heart of the maintenance of the relationship between the legal practice as the […]
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In the article titled ‘The legal profession’s focus on the future’ 2020 (Nov) DR 4, I wrote about the effect that the sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had on […]
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The effective management of a legal practice is a holistic, multi-faceted exercise. A successful sustainable legal practice requires the constant application of a significant effort across all areas of the […]
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Legal practitioners hold a high level of trust with their clients and are perceived as trustworthy in the eyes of the public. They have and fulfil a fiduciary duty and […]
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Legal practitioners, as part of the services they may provide relate to deceased estates, either in the role as executors, administrators or as agents. In terms of the legislation that […]
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The importance of cyber risk management for law firms has received increased international attention following on the widely covered data breach at the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca & Co, […]
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