Being struck off the roll of legal practitioners is a serious consequence for a legal practitioner who has been found guilty of professional misconduct or has breached relevant rules or […]
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By Rosanna Hayes The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) hosted a crucial webinar for legal practitioners on ‘The significant and increasing cyber threat posed to law firms’ on 26 […]
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The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) held its National General Meeting (NGM) on 21 May 2022 in Kimberley, under the theme ‘45 years later: Walking in the footsteps of Ms Desiree […]
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The Southern African Development Community Lawyers Association (SADC LA) held its 21st Annual Conference and General Meeting (ACGM), in Johannesburg South Africa (SA), in March 2022 under the theme ‘Equipping […]
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Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, virtually presented the Budget Vote for the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD) 2022/23 on 17 May 2022. Mr Lamola pointed […]
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Section 29 of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (LPA) provides for the rendering of community service by candidate legal practitioners and practising legal practitioners. The Law Society of […]
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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 […]
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Compiled by Shireen Mahomed Obituary: Legal practitioner and founder of Cox Yeats, Graham Cox, passed away on Friday, 6 May 2022, several days before his 90th birthday in Durban. He […]
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The below report has been compiled using the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2021. For this Africa Day, the Law Society of South Africa thought it would […]
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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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