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Do the community service regulations go far enough or are poor people losing out?

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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Requirements for readmission as a legal practitioner

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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The need for effective training programs in law firms

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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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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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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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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Social justice discussed at BLA NGM

The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) held its National General Meeting (NGM) on 26 and 27 May 2023 in Bloemfontein. A closed session was held on 26 May and guests and […]

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Office of the Legal Service Ombud aims to be a fully independent entity

The Legal Services Ombud, Judge Siraj Desai, said the Office of the Legal Services Ombud is intended to be an independent entity, independent from government and the Department of Justice. […]

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Normalising and embedding good corporate governance in law firms

Good corporate governance is an important element of good corporate citizenship. No entity, including law firms, operate in a vacuum, but within and with the society that it serves. All […]

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The dangers of business e-mail compromise

By Karabo Sekailwe Orekeng There has been a global challenge of cybercrime, hence the importance of cyber security, which guards against hackers and online criminality. ‘South Africa has the third […]

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