On 1 February the Executive Committee of the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and the Executive Committee of the Legal Practice Council (LPC) held a meeting to discuss issues […]
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Prior to the amendments to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA), an employee, who did not qualify for maternity leave was only entitled to three days […]
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January 2020 (1) South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 326); January 2020 (1) South African Criminal Law Reports (pp 1 – 112) This column discusses judgments as and when […]
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As we enter a new decade, the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria and Johannesburg has made technological advances by implementing a digital/electronic case management and litigation system, named […]
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The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and LexisNexis published a report titled ‘Attorneys’ Profession in South Africa 2016 Review’ (see www.lssa.org.za). Legal practitioners, domestically and globally, are faced with […]
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November 2019 (6) South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 326); November 2019 (2) South African Criminal Law Reports (pp 469 – 582) This column discusses judgments as and when […]
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By Kgomotso Ramotsho President Cyril Ramaphosa officially opened the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in Mbombela on 8 November 2019. At the opening, Judge President of the Mpumalanga Division […]
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By Kgomotso Ramotsho The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) held its 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) under the theme ‘Collaborations and Synergies in Building Law Firms to Serve Marginalised Communities’ on […]
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As 2019 draws to an end, it is interesting to note that it has been a year since the Legal Practice Council (LPC) took over its duties as a statutory […]
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In my previous article, ‘How FICA affects you and your legal practice’ 2019 (Oct) DR 6, I explored the requirements of the legal practitioner’s annual statement on trust accounts required […]
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