Conveyancers are reminded that the Deeds Registry will be having stakeholder engagements on the Electronic Deeds Registration System (eDRS) over the next few weeks. We urge conveyancers to attend these meetings, as this system will profoundly change the conveyancing landscape. The invitation, agenda and spreadsheet with the dates and venues are available for download below. […]
Dear colleague, As the country’s economy continues to recover since the pandemic, we know that many of our members are overwhelmed and dealing with anxiety, fear and even resilience fatigue. Please know that help is at hand. The LSSA has collaborated with PPS and the Reality Wellness Group to offer telephonic counselling and support. The […]
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) regularly updates its panel of legal practitioner arbitrators, mediators and experts which is used as its primary source when the LSSA is called on to appoint or nominate arbitrators/experts/mediators in contractual and other disputes.Applicants must be practising attorneys or advocates, and must possess sufficient relevant experience in a specialist field of practice. The LSSA will take […]
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) welcomes the appointment of Justice Mandisa Maya as the Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa. On behalf of the attorney’s profession, the President of the LSSA, Mabaeng Lenyai, conveys the highest esteem on her appointment. “Justice Maya will contribute to the ongoing transformation process of […]
The Minister of Police has published for comment draft Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) dealing with the investigating, search, access or seizure of articles pursuant to the Cybercrimes Act, 19 of 2020. Government Gazette 47021 dated 15 July 2022 containing the notice and the draft SOPs appears on the LSSA’s website. Practitioners are welcome to send […]
The Law Society of South Africa would like to inform all legal practitioners that registration for the 2022 LSSA National Wills Week initiative is open. The LSSA National Wills Week will be held from 12 to 16 September 2022, and registrations close on Friday, 8 July 2022. National Wills Week is now an established highlight […]
The Deputy Judge President of the Local Division, Johannesburg, issued a notice clarifying the civil trial roll process that was issued on 3 February 2022. Practitioners should acquaint themselves with the process. See the notice here.
Sars and its recognised unions, ie NEHAWU and the PSA, is in dispute on its 2022 wage negotiations process. Read the letter from Sars here. Read the stakeholders letter here.
DE HLATSWAYO VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND In the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court, the Honourable Judge President Legodi directed that the conduct of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) in administering claims, and in particular trial preparation, required further investigation and issued a ruling to that effect. Follow the link below for a copy of […]
The South African Police Service is in the process of preparing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in terms of s 26 of the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 and requested provisional input on the draft SOPs. This is the first phase of the engagement process and a public consultation process will follow in July 2022. You […]
