Advisory | 29 September 2025 DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS IMMIGRATION DIRECTIVE NO. 22 OF 2025 – EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY CONCESSION The legal profession is hereby advised of the extension of the temporary concession granted by the Department of Home Affairs, as encapsulated in Directive No. 22 of 2025. The previously issued Directive No. 4 of […]
8 September 2025 Press release LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA CONDEMNS THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHANNESBURG ATTORNEY BOUWER VAN NIEKERK AND CALLS FOR URGENT PROTECTION OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) expresses its deepest condolences to the family, colleagues, and friends of Mr Bouwer van Niekerk, a respected insolvency attorney who was […]
5 September 2025 PRESS RELEASE LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA ISSUES STERN WARNING AGAINST THE THEFT, LEAKAGE AND USE OF STOLEN EXAMINATION PAPERS The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the theft and leakage of professional examination papers, as well as the possession, circulation and use of […]
LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA WELCOMES HIGH COURT RULING ON RAF URGENT BID TO EXTEND MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) welcomes the judgment handed down by Justice Nyathi in which the urgent application brought by the Road Accident Fund (RAF) was struck from the roll with punitive costs. The […]
LSSA CONDEMNS THE COLD-BLOODED MURDER OF PROSECUTOR TRACY BROWN AS A HEINOUS ATTACK ON THE RULE OF LAW The President of the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA), Nkosana Mvundlela, has expressed his deepest outrage and sorrow at the brutal and calculated murder of Regional Court Prosecutor Ms Tracy Brown, who was gunned […]
The Road Accident Fund (RAF) has launched a national initiative aimed at reducing the backlog of open claims that are ready for settlement. This ongoing initiative will be rolled out across all regions, beginning with the Pretoria Region from 6 to 8 August 2025. Participating law firms may submit a maximum of ten qualifying […]
LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA CONGRATULATES JUDGE PRESIDENT DUNSTAN MLAMBO ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE OF SOUTH AFRICA The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) warmly congratulates Judge President Dunstan Mlambo on his appointment as the Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa. On behalf of the attorneys’ profession, […]
Congratulations to the Newly Elected Members of the Legal Practice Council We are pleased to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the legal practitioners who have been elected to the Legal Practice Council. This important milestone reflects their dedication and commitment to upholding the highest standards of legal practice. The newly elected Council members are: Llewelyn Gray Curlewis Martus […]
The 9th BRICS Legal Forum will be held on 19-20 September 2024 in Moscow, Russia, at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University), hosted jointly by the Association of Lawyers of Russia (ALRF) and MGIMO. Legal practitioners from the BRICS member States and other countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and new […]
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) is deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of its Executive Director, Tony Pillay. This tragic loss is felt keenly across the LSSA, its House of Constituents, staff, and the broader legal profession, all of whom have lost a dedicated and influential figure. Tony Pillay joined […]
