Archive 2014

SAJEI training course for aspirant judges to be presented in June 2014

By Barbara Whittle The South African Judicial Training Institute (SAJEI) is presenting a Basic Aspirant Judges Training Course in Johannesburg from 30 June to 3 July 2014. The closing date […]

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Legal Practice Bill update

By Barbara Whittle Provincial public hearings on the Legal Practice Bill, 2012 will be scheduled by the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in mid-February 2014. At the time of this […]

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LSSA commits to supporting Office of the Chief Justice and national court enhancement initiatives

By Barbara Whittle Late in November 2013, the LSSA’s Management Committee (Manco) members met with Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng and representatives of the Office of the Chief Justice in Johannesburg. […]

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Parliament’s 2014 first term programme

By Nonhlanhla Chanza There are a number of Bills that await finalisation before the end of the first term in March. Some of the contentious pieces of legislation that the […]

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Constitutionalism in the SADC region discussed at the SADC LA AGM

By Mapula Sedutla The Southern African Democratic Countries Lawyers’ Association (SADC LA) 14th annual conference was held at Lilongwe, Malawi in August 2013. The theme of the conference was: ‘Constitution-making […]

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Spotlight on law societies’ AGMs – Uniform rules for the profession and Legal Practice Bill

The four sets of separate rules of the provincial law societies have been combined into one uniform set of rules under the auspices of the Law Society of South Africa […]

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Spotlight on law societies’ AGMs – LSSA co-chairperson’s mid-term report

By Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele The co-chairperson of the law Society of South Africa (LSSA), David Bekker delivered the mid-term report of the LSSA at the various AGMs of the respective law […]

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Spotlight on law societies’ AGMs – Law Society of the Northern Provinces

The four provincial law societies and the Black Lawyers Association held their annual general meetings (AGMs) towards the end of 2013. The Legal Practice Bill, the uniform rules for the […]

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Spotlight on law societies’ AGMs – Cape Law Society

The four provincial law societies and the Black Lawyers Association held their annual general meetings (AGMs) towards the end of 2013. The Legal Practice Bill, the uniform rules for the […]

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Spotlight on law societies’ AGMs – Free State Law Society

The four provincial law societies and the Black Lawyers Association held their annual general meetings (AGMs) towards the end of 2013. The Legal Practice Bill, the uniform rules for the […]

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