Archive 2017

Guest editorial – A united profession is stronger than the sum of its separate groupings

By Walid Brown and David Bekker  We are now on the eve of what may turn out to be a pivotal year for the legal profession. The year 2018 will […]

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Re-positioning women in the legal profession discussed at SAWLA AGM

By Mapula Sedutla The South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA) held its elective annual general meeting (AGM) under the theme ‘Re-positioning Women in the Legal Profession’. The AGM was aptly […]

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Legal practitioners to go beyond the call of representing those who instruct them to do so

By Kgomotso Ramotsho Minister of Finance, Malusi Gigaba, gave the keynote address at the Johannesburg Attorneys Association’s annual general meeting in September. Mr Gigaba said that legal practitioners should go […]

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Separation of powers discussed at KZNLS AGM

By Kathleen Kriel The KwaZulu-Natal Law Society (KZNLS) held its annual general meeting (AGM) on 20 October in Umhlanga. The keynote address was delivered by Deputy Chief Justice of the […]

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Black Lawyers Association’s contribution to the transformation of justice not underestimated

By Kgomotso Ramotsho and Mapula Sedutla The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) held its elective conference and annual general meeting (AGM) on 20 – 21 October in Bloemfontein under the theme […]

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National unified body for the legal profession discussed at FSLS AGM

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The Free State Law Society (FSLS) held its annual general meeting (AGM) on 27 October in Bloemfontein. Starting the proceedings, Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) Co-chairperson […]

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Picket staged for human rights against Tanzanian government

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), together with Community Health Services and Advocacy (CHESA) and Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), staged a picket outside the […]

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Law Society Library – enhancing professional standards

By Thembinkosi Ngcobo Access to the Law Society Library, run by the KwaZulu-Natal Law Society, and its services is strictly for attorneys and advocates, together with their pupils and candidate […]

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Free online Acts and Regulations from the Law Library of the University of Pretoria

By Shirley Gilmore All legal practitioners, and indeed, all South Africans should have free access to updated legislation, and it is for this reason that the Oliver R Tambo Law […]

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Professional examination dates for 2018

  Admission examination: Conveyancing examination: Notarial examination: ·         6 February ·         7 February ·         14 August ·         15 August ·         9 May ·         5 September ·         20 June ·         10 […]

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