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LSSA e-newsletter: This electronic newsletter contains updates on developments in the profession, LSSA activities and comments on legislation, as well as snap surveys on practitioners’ training and development requirements. Feedback from these snap surveys allows the LSSA to plan and implement initiatives tailored to the needs of practitioners.
Target recipients: Although this newsletter is primarily aimed at attorneys and candidate attorneys, it is also available to other practitioners and law students to keep up to date with developments in the profession.
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Legalbrief LSSA Weekly: This weekly electronic newsletter is a joint initiative between the LSSA and Juta Law. Every Friday practising attorneys and candidate attorneys receive a consolidation of the week’s main news stories, new legislation, key documents and noteworthy judgments in their e-mail inbox free of charge.
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LEAD training mailers: These electronic notifications from the LSSA’s Legal Education and Development division, LEAD, provide information and registration forms for all the upcoming LEAD seminars, workshops, courses and e-LEADer online training programmes.
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18 December 2024 Advisory: THE PATHWAY TO A NOBLE PROFESSION: BEING A FIT AND PROPER PERSON
12 December 2024 Advisory:  MEDIATION OF ROAD ACCIDENT FUND MATTERS – GAUTENG HIGH COURT PILOT PROJECT
1 November 2024 Risk Alert Bulletin – November 2024
1 September 2024 Risk Alert Bulletin – September 2024
1 July 2024 Risk Alert Bulletin – July 2024
1 May 2024 Risk Alert Bulletin – May 2024
1 March 2024 Risk Alert Bulletin – March 2024
1 December 2023 Risk Alert Bulletin – December 2023
1 October 2023 Risk Alert Bulletin – October 2023
1 June 2023 Risk Alert Bulletin – June 2023
1 May 2023 Risk Alert Bulletin – May 2023
20 March 2023 Magistrates Commission – Advert and questionnaire
1 March 2023 Risk Alert Bulletin – March 2023
24 February 2023 LSSA Advisory on RAF urgent application
1 November 2022 Risk Alert Bulletin – November 2022
25 August 2022 Risk Alert Bulletin – September 2022
25 August 2022 LSSA Newsletter: August 2022
3 August 2022 LSSA Newsletter: August 2022
7 July 2022 LSSA Newsletter: July 2022
15 June 2022 LSSA Newsletter: June 2022
25 May 2022 LSSA Newsletter: May 2022
22 April 2022 Risk Alert Bulletin – May 2022
22 April 2022 LSSA Newsletter: April 2022
19 January 2022 LSSA Newsletter: January 2022
9 December 2021 LSSA Newsletter: December 2021
10 November 2021 LSSA Newsletter: November 2021
o4 October 2021 LSSA Newsletter: October 2021
18 August 2021 LSSA Newsletter: August 2021
28 July 2021 LSSA Advisory on free wellness programme for attorneys
9 June 2021 LSSA Advisory on the Road Accident Fund 
 25 September 2020 Legal Fees SALRC Discussion Paper 150
 7 September 2020 Acting Chief Magistrate’s directive in respect of the issuing of court process, filing of papers, allocation of dates and enrolment of matters during lockdown level 2. 
 7 September 2020 Chief Master’s directive on advertisements of deceased estates and insolvency and liquidation related matters. 
 7 September 2020 Justice Minister directions for alert level 2 on prevention of spread of Covid-19 in correctional centres.
 31 August 2020 Directive from Judge President of the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in respect of enrolment of civil trial matters.
 3 September 2020 Proposed guideline for the appointment of Acting Judges in the Superior Courts
 25 August 2020 Draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill, 2020 
 24 August 2020 Invitation to comment on the amendment of the Regulations made in terms of the Legal Practice Act. 
 14 August 2020 Legal practitioners’ benevolent scheme
 14 August 2020 Legal Practice Council requests for comment on language policy
 13 August 2020 LSSA guide on ICT minimum security policy for cyber breaches 
 10 July 2020 LSSA Newsletter: July 2020
 6 July 2020 National Director of Lawyers for Human Rights – Vacancy 
 6 July 2020 Road Accident Fund Act (56/1996): Road Accident Fund Regulations, 2008
 18 June 2020 Judge Presidents Directive, Limpopo Division: RAF trial roll
 17 June 2020 Risk Alert Bulletin: July 2020
 9 June 2020 LSSA  Newsletter: June 2020
11 June 2020 Judgment on Cape Bar v Minister of Justice & Others
 9 June 2020 LSSA  Newsletter: June 2020
8 June 2020 Risk Alert Bulletin: June 2020
8 June 2020 Property Practitioners Regulations, 2020
2 April 2020 Legal Practice Council additional guidance for legal practitioners regarding rendering of essential legal services during lockdown. 
27 March 2020 Extract from Government Gazette 43145 dealing with draft criteria and procedures for the recommendations of conferment of Senior Counsel and Senior Attorney status. 
27 March 2020 Government Gazette 43167: Directions issued to address the functioning of essential services relating to justice
27 March 2020 Directive from the Judge President of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court pertaining to the lockdown
27 March 2020 Directive from the Judge President of the Western Cape Division of the High Court pertaining to access to court during the lockdown
25 March 2020 Government Gazette 43148  Amendment of regulations issued in terms of s27(2) of the Disaster Management Act regarding Covid-19
25 March 2020 Judge President’s Directive: Special Arrangements to address Covid-19 implications for all litigants in Pretoria and Johannesburg Courts
25 March 2020 Directive from the Judge President of the Labour and Labour Appeal Court in respect of access to the Labour Court during the lockdown
24 March 2020 Resolutions for Lower Courts in Limpopo. To be implemented with effect of 13h00 on 24 March 2020, subject to further directives issued by the Justice Minister and/or Chief Justice.

∗It is expected that the Justice Minister will publish directives on 25 March after consultation with the Chief Justice. These resolutions will then apply in conjunction with those directives.

23 March 2020 Guidelines for conversion of enrolment of legal practitioners – advocates
20 March 2020 Legal Aid SA guidelines on measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic
20 March 2020 Legal practitioners’ obligations in terms of the FIC Act
18 March 2020 Government Gazette 43107: Regulations issued in terms of s27(2) of the Disaster Management Act regarding Covid-19
18 March 2020 Directive by Regional Court President: Limpopo Regional Division pertaining to Covid-19
17 March 2020 Directive by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on measures adopted by Heads of Court to curb spread of Covid-19
16 March 2020 Directive by the Judge President of the Gauteng Division of the High Court pertaining to Covid-19
11 November 2019 Chief Master’s Directive 4 of 2019 regarding suffixes in Mortis Causa (Testamentary) Trusts: Implementation date 15 November 2019
28 October 2019 RAF notice: Request to plaintiff attorneys to add separator pages to claim documents
18 October 2019 RAF notice: Critical RAF payment information and planned payment execution in anticipation of the December holiday period.
29 April 2019 LSSA Newsletter: April 2019 (2)
3 April 2019 LSSA Newsletter: April 2019
2 April 2019 LSSA Advisory: LPC Code of Conduct effective from 29 March 2019
1 March 2019 LSSA Advisory: Theft of moneys from the Attorneys Development Fund
21 February 2019 LSSA Newsletter: February 2019
13 February 2019 LSSA Advisory: Nomination period to nominate practitioners to the Provincial Councils of the Legal Practice Council extended to 15 February 2019
31 January 2019 LSSA Advisory: Call to nominate practitioners to the Provincial Councils of the Legal Practice Council: Nomination deadline – 8 February 2019
17 January 2019 LSSA Newsletter: January 2019
10 January 2019
LSSA Advisory: North West conveyancers invited to Electronic Deeds Registration System Project: Change in venue from Mahikeng to Rustenburg for 15 January 2019
19 December 2018 LSSA Newsletter: December 2018
5 December 2018 LSSA Advisory:Conveyancers invited to Electronic Deeds Registration System Project engagement with Chief Registrar of Deeds: Mpumalanga, Limpopo, Kimberley and Mahikeng
29 November 2018 LSSA Advisory: ILFA Flagship Secondment Programme – Application deadline: 12 December 2018
28 November 2018 LSSA Advisory: Conveyancers invited to Electronic Deeds Registration System Project engagement with Chief Registrar of Deeds: Midrand venue; Bloemfontein time change; and sessions in Pietermaritzburg, Mthatha and King William’s Town
22 November 2018 LSSA Advisory: Conveyancers invited to Electronic Deeds Registration System project engagement with Chief Registrar of Deeds
15 November 2018 LSSA Newsletter: November 2018
31 October 2018 LSSA Advisory: Implementation of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014
22 October 2018 LSSA Advisory: LSSA invites candidates to indicate their interest in position of NDPP
28 September 2018 LSSA Newsletter: September 2018
25 September 2018 LSSA Advisory: Voting for the Legal Practice Council: Voting period extended to 3 October 2018; voting at polling stations or by mail, Docex or courier
19 September 2018 LSSA Advisory: LSSA calls for comments on its draft new constitution – Advisory 2
10 September 2018 LSSA Advisory: LSSA calls for comments on its draft new constitution
29 August 2018 LSSA Advisory: Delay in transfer duty receipts
18 July 2018 LSSA Newsletter: July 2018
18 July 2018 LSSA Advisory: Cybercrime: Business email compromises
4 July 2018 LSSA Advisory: Rules Board calls for comment on new fees Ito S35(1) of the Legal Practice Act
27 June 2018 LSSA Advisory: Registration closing soon for National Wills Week
13 June 2018 LSSA Advisory: Registration now open  for National Wills Week 2018
28 February 2018 LSSA Advisory: IBA Developing Bar Programme Scholarship for young lawyers to attend the IBA Annual Conference in Rome 7 to 12 October 2018
22 February 2018 LSSA Newsletter 22 February 2018
6 February 2018 LSSA Legal Practice Act Advisory: National Forum calls for comments on Rules for legal practitioners by 5 March 2018
14 December 2017 LSSA Advisory: SAJEI invites applications for Aspirant Judges Programme
11 December 2017 LSSA Advisory: Apply  for accreditation and enrolment on the Panel of Court-Annexed Mediators in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North-West
23 November 2017 LSSA Newsletter 23 November 2017
26 October 2017 LSSA Legal Practice Act Advisory: National Forum submits its first recommendations to the Minister
10 October 2017 LSSA Newsletter: 10 October 2017
28 August 2017 LSSA Newsletter: August 2017
10 August 2017 LSSA shocked and saddened at passing of CEO, Nic Swart
24 July 2017 LSSA Newsletter: July 2017
3 July 2017 LSSA Legal Practice Act Advisory: Ninth plenary meeting of the National Forum on the Legal Profession
26 June 2017 LSSA Advisory: Payment of sheriffs’ accounts, ad hoc appointments and general court matters
14 June 2017 LSSA Newsletter: June 2017
22 May 2017 LSSA Advisory: Invitation to attorneys’ firms to align themselves with the Procurement Protocols for briefing and allocation of work in the legal profession
16 May 2017 LSSA Newsletter: May 2017
8 May 2017 LSSA Legal Practice Act Advisory: National Forum racing against time to meet deadlines for recommendations to Minister
23 March 2017 LSSA Newsletter: March 2017
30 November 2016 LSSA Advisory: Seventh plenary meeting of the National Forum on the Legal Profession
22 November 2016 LSSA Newsletter: November 2016
16 November 2016 LSSA Advisory: LSSA to oppose Proxi Smart proposed conveyancing-related business model
27 September 2016 LSSA Newsletter: September 2016
5 September 2016 LSSA Advisory: National Forum to propose separate voters’ rolls for first election of the Legal Practice Council
12 July 2016 LSSA Advisory: Thank you for registering for National Wills Week – 12 to 16 September 2016
13 June 2016 LSSA Advisory: Register to participate in National Wills Week – Registration deadline: 15 June 2016
25 April 2016 LSSA Advisory: Legal Practice Act: First recommendations emerge from National Forum deliberations
23 March 2016 LSSA Advisory: Apply to participate in the ILFA secondment placement programme by 4 April 2016
22 March 2016 LSSA advisory: LSSA to host Summit on Briefing Patterns in the Legal Profession on 31 March 2016
29 February 2016 LSSA advisory: Rules for the Attorneys’ Profession come into operation on 1 March 2016
27 January 2016 LSSA advisory: National Forum on the Legal Profession meeting on 23 January 2016