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The legal profession needs a helpline where sexual harassment can be reported

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL) held a women’s talk session under the theme ‘#TIMESUP – Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession: It’s Time for Change,’ […]

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Titles do not make a good judge

By Kgomotso Ramotsho The National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL) hosted the annual Judicial Skills Training Project in partnership with the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) in White River, […]

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Conveyancing examination update: What has the LSSA done so far?

Following the discussions on conveyancing examinations at the recent Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and National Association of Democratic Lawyers annual conferences, the LSSA has made headway in ensuring […]

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Client expectations and the professional duties of a legal practitioner

It is trite that legal practice is a service industry. The clients to whom legal services are provided are important stakeholders for the legal practice. In engaging the services of […]

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The law reports – August 2019

June 2019 (3) South African Law Reports (pp 341 – 662); May [2019] 2 All South African Law Reports (pp 307 – 628); 2019 (2) Butterworths Constitutional Law Reports – […]

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The war against corruption discussed at LSSA conference – day 2

By Mapula Sedutla and Kgomotso Ramotsho On the second day of the the Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA’s) annual conference in Pretoria, topical issues were discussed once again. Below […]

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The war against corruption discussed at LSSA conference – day 1

By Mapula Sedutla and Kgomotso Ramotsho The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) held a two-day conference in March. The conference, held in Pretoria, discussed topical issues the legal profession […]

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Time to change the LLB degree?

The LLB degree and its efficacy to produce suitable candidate legal practitioners has sparked a lot of discussion in the legal profession. The profession has widely expressed concern over the […]

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Support services available to legal practitioners

Legal practitioners face multiple challenges and competing (over and above the sometimes conflicting) interests on a daily basis. If not appropriately managed, the process of balancing the various challenges and […]

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The law reports – July 2019

May 2019 (3) South African Law Reports (pp 1 – 339); [2019] 2 All South African Law Reports April (pp 1 – 305) This column discusses judgments as and when […]

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