August 2020

A look at the effective cause requirement with estate agent commission

In terms of South African law of agency (Basil Elk Estates (Pty) Ltd v Curzon 1990 (2) SA 1 (T)), before estate agents can be entitled to a commission for […]

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Letters to the editor – September 2020

PO Box 36626, Menlo Park 0102 Docex 82, Pretoria E-mail: derebus@derebus.org.za Fax: (012) 362 0969 Letters are not published under noms de plume. However, letters from practising attorneys who make their identities […]

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Magistrate appointments will increase capacity at courts

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, has appointed 29 regional magistrates for various regional divisions with effect from 1 September. The statement released by […]

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Pretoria Bar names best LLB final year students for 2019

By Kgomotso Ramotsho Aspiring legal practitioner and LLB graduate from the University of Limpopo, Besty Nchabeleng, was awarded the Judge Bernard Ngoepe trophy for the best final-year LLB student by […]

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BLA calls for transparency in distribution of legal work by banks

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) has said in a statement that it rejects the commitments made by Standard Bank, Investec, First National Bank (FNB) and Nedbank, to […]

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State Attorney’s office to be reformed

By Kgomotso Ramotsho Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, said that one of his offices’ key priorities is to reform the State Attorney’s office. Minister Lamola announced that […]

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Rule change to enable online elections for the Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund Board

On 24 July the Legal Practice Council (LPC) issued a notice in terms of s 95(5) of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (LPA). The purpose of the notice […]

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Letters to the editor – August 2020

PO Box 36626, Menlo Park 0102 Docex 82, Pretoria E-mail: derebus@derebus.org.za Fax: (012) 362 0969 Letters are not published under noms de plume. However, letters from practising attorneys who make their identities […]

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People and Practices – August 2020

Compiled by Shireen Mahomed Stowell & Co in Pietermaritzburg has appointed Rupert Edwardes as the Chairman. Mr Edwardes takes over Chairmanship from Rodney Trotter, whose career has spanned a period […]

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Lessons learned from law firm failures

Much has been written about the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and other geo-political and macro-economic events may have on legal practice. As legal practitioners analyse the economic impact of […]

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