By Ricardo Wyngaard
Front from left: LSSA’s Professional Affairs Manager, Lizette Burger; Special Director of Public Prosecutions, National Prosecuting Authority, SOCA Unit, advocate Thoko Majokweni; and Chief Executive Officer of the LSSA, Nic Swart. Back from left: Director: Administration, Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions, George Maphutuma; Senior Manager: Response and Stakeholder Management, Foundation for Professional Development, Seconded to the National Prosecuting Authority, Genevieve Devereux; and Senior Legal Official, 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 LSSA was asked to participate in co-hosting the 6th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Legal Forum set to take place towards the end of November 2015. The LSSA subsequently had a productive meeting with the NPA on 27 August to discuss their respective roles, as well as discuss what can be done collectively and individually for the successful co-hosting of the event. The event will bring together lawyers from the African continent and China to discuss, among others, the role of lawyers in facilitating trade.
Ricardo Wyngaard, ricardo@lssa.org.za
This article was first published in De Rebus in 2015 (Oct) DR 25.
