This article has been prepared with the intention to serve as a quick and ready guide in drafting a plea. They do not have, as LTC Harms puts it in […]
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The Constitution serves as the supreme source of law in the country (see s 2), it equally serves as the foundation of all other laws that end up being promulgated […]
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South African Legal Practice Council v Alves and Others 2021 (4) SA 158 (SCA) The Legal Practice Council (LPC) plays a pivotal role in the lives of legal practitioners and […]
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Law firms commonly implement internal structures aimed at meeting their peculiar requirements. The structures may include rules for the admission of partners (directors in the case of incorporated firms) and […]
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By Nicholaas Smuts The legal profession has long relied on the billable hour as the standard method for charging clients. Lawyers meticulously track their working hours, and clients are subsequently […]
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Limpopo Provincial Council of the South African Legal Practice Council v Chueu Incorporated Attorneys and Others (SCA) (unreported case no 459/22, 26-7-2023) (Nicholls JA (Saldulker and Carelse JJA and Nhlangulela […]
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The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development published a notice on 11 August 2023 on the rendering of community service by candidate legal practitioners and legal practitioners (Legal Practice Act […]
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A person who has previously been removed from or struck off the roll of legal practitioners on the grounds that he or she was not a fit and proper person […]
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It goes without saying that legal practice is constantly evolving and that legal practitioners must keep up with these changes. On the one hand, there is a need to have […]
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As legal practitioners we pour our energy into practising law and acquiring knowledge of the law. However, that is not the only skill required to practise our profession. We also […]
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