Posts tagged as legal practitioners

Is a perfect storm on the way?

x Bookmark I am not aware of any previous period in history, when numerous events taking place simultaneously, have had such a profound impact on legal practice in South Africa […]

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Taxation review – taxing master ignoring court order

x Bookmark Nedbank Limited v Gordon NO and Others (GP) (unreported case no 8938/17, 16-8-2019) (Mabuse J) By Solomon Gordon The Nedbank case is an important judgment dealing with principles […]

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When clients fail to cooperate

x Bookmark It is often said that legal practitioners are creatures of client instructions. At the core of the vast ecosystem that makes up legal practice is the relationship between […]

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The legal profession’s focus on the future

x Bookmark The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced many legal practitioners to shut their law firms’ doors forever. Those legal practitioners who are lucky enough to be able to continue […]

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Rule change to enable online elections for the Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund Board

x Bookmark On 24 July the Legal Practice Council (LPC) issued a notice in terms of s 95(5) of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (LPA). The purpose of […]

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Legal practitioners traveling with no proper permits during lockdown may face possible criminal prosecution

x Bookmark Administrator of Dr JS Moroka Municipality and Others v Kubheka (MM) (unreported case no 1170/20, 3-4-2020) (Brauckmann AJ) In the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in Middelburg, […]

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Revisiting the psychological well-being of legal practitioners and their staff

x Bookmark The growth in professional indemnity (PI) claims against legal practitioners in South Africa (SA) in the last decade has been attributed to several factors, including: The sharp growth […]

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