By Nomfundo Manyathi-Jele The North-West University (NWU) held a one-day colloquium titled ‘Women in Law and Society’ in celebration of its 50 year anniversary and Women’s Day. The colloquium was […]
Read moreBy Isabel Janse van Vuren The Legal Resource Centre (LRC) held the ninth Bram Fischer Lecture at the University of Johannesburg on 4 September. These lectures have taken place since […]
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By Kathleen Kriel The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and Legal Education and Development (LEAD) held its first annual Practice Management Conference on 19 and 20 August at the […]
Read moreBy Kevin O’ Reilly In August, Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo delivered an address at the South African chapter of the International Association of Women Judges conference at Unisa titled […]
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By Kathleen Kriel The Johannesburg Attorneys Association (JAA) held their 73rd annual general meeting at Sunnyside Park Hotel in Johannesburg on 9 September. Guest speakers at the AGM included Wayne […]
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Compiled by Barbara Whittle At the end of 2014 then LSSA Co-chairperson, Max Boqwana, represented the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) at the first BRICS Legal Forum in Brasilia, […]
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Compiled by Barbara Whittle In February this year the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) held a colloquium on the powers and functions of the Office of the Public Protector […]
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Compiled by Barbara Whittle Expressing the condolences of the attorneys’ profession to the family and friends of retired Constitutional Court Justice, Thembile Skweyiya, who passed away on 1 September, Law […]
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By Ricardo Wyngaard The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) was invited to a joint meeting with the Chinese Law Society and the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) on 17 August. The […]
Read moreCompiled by Barbara Whittle All students who attend the ten centres of the School for Legal Practice are subjected to the same, national assessment. The School for Legal Practice has […]
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