September 2023

RAF matters still ongoing

The legal profession was hopeful that more stakeholders would respond to a memorandum sent out on 21 July 2023 that referred to the problems at the Road Accident Fund (RAF). […]

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The legal profession is best placed to ensure that disputes are resolved via arbitration, with rules applicable across all BRICS countries

The BRICS Legal Forum will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa (SA), on 8 and 9 December 2023, and will be hosted by the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA). […]

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Rendering of community service by candidate legal practitioners and practising legal practitioners

By Ricardo Wyngaard On 11 August 2023, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, published the amendment of Regulations made under s 94(1) concerning the rendering of community […]

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LSSA Legal Aid, Pro Bono and Small Claims Court Committee meeting

By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Legal Aid, Pro Bono and Small Claims Court Committee (the Committee) met on 18 July 2023 to consider a range […]

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Are legal practitioners obliged to blow the whistle on unethical conduct of their peers?

We live in an age where technology has made the accessing and sharing of information relatively instantaneous. This includes information on the unfortunate instances where legal practitioners have engaged in […]

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Law firms should develop policies on the use of AI

De Rebus news reporter, Kgomotso Ramotsho spoke to legal practitioner Azhar Aziz-Ismail on what legal practitioners should and should not do when using ChatGPT (and similar forms of generative artificial […]

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Pitfalls and traps for legal practitioners when using ChatGPT

By Prof Michele van Eck The use of technology is fast changing not only the law but also the practice of law. ChatGPT is a good example of a technological […]

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Do company policies have to be complied with?

Employers must make sure that when new policies are put into effect, they consult employees. To consult with employees is to say to them, for example, ‘I have intentions of […]

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Do legal practitioners truly understand the danger of ChatGPT?

Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) is a phenomenon by OpenAI. The chatbot was launched in November 2022 and has over 100 million users with 13 million unique visitors per day. ChatGPT […]

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Alter ego trusts: How do courts determine the concealment of assets through trusts in divorce cases?

This article discusses the approach adopted by South African courts when deciding whether it is legally permissible to consider the value of trust assets when determining the value of the […]

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