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The Law Society of South Africa

• promotes the substantive transformation of the legal profession through its leadership role;
• represents and promotes the common interests of the profession, having regard at all times to the broader interests of the public, whom the profession serves;
• empowers the profession by providing training to candidate attorneys and continuing professional development to attorneys to ensure quality legal service to the community in an ethical, professional, competent and caring manner.

Latest News

27 August 2010: The LSSA pays tribute to the late Justice Madala Read press release.

26 August 2010: Read the digital edition of the September issue of De Rebus, the SA Attorneys' Journal.  
In this issue: The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has expressed its grave concern at the Protection of Information Bill and the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal. The full text of the LSSA’s significant statement is to be found in the Editorial column.
In Metatags as trade marks: Much ado about something award-winning author MacGregor Kufa writes about descriptive and keyword metatags that contain information which is a general description of what is contained in a web page. These metatags are a cause for concern and have aroused anxiety as regards litigation (page 18).
In No honey from buzzing around a cobbFJ Labuschagne discusses a recent judgment of the court of the Commissioner of Patents in Buzbee v Registrar of Patents and Cobb International (page22).

24 August 2010: LSSA welcomes election of SA attorney as President of SACD Lawyers Association. Read press release.

12 August 2010: The Constitutional Court heard the matter of the LSSA and Others v the Minister of Transport and Road Accident Fund on 12 August. Judgment was reserved.

6 August 2010: LSSA concerned at threat to media freedom and right of access to infomation. Read press release.
4 August 2010: LSSA to challenge constutionality of Road Accident Fund Amendment Act in the Constitutional Court on 12 August 2010. Read press release. Read background document

3 August 2010: FIC: Postponement of the commencement date for Cash Threshold Reporting (CTR) under section 28 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (FIC Act). Read press release

14 July 2010: FIC: Update to all attorneys practicing in South Africa with regards to reporting and obtaining of login credentials from the Financial Intelligence Centre. Read press release