The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) notes that legal practitioners queued at Sammy Marks Square in the Pretoria in order to take up the offer from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) to negotiate block settlements for accident victims. The RAF sent a notice to legal practitioners indicating the dates and venues for block settlements. […]
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 11 to 15 September 2023, and registrations close on Monday, 31 July 2023. National Wills Week is now an established highlight […]
This statement is released as a follow-up to the prior media statements issued by Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) on 21 December 2022 and 6 March 2023 in respect of the above High Court application. This media statement is intended to update the public on the current status of the litigation challenging the medical […]
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) condemns the killing of Zanele Nkosi, a legal practitioner who practised in Rustenburg. Unknown assailants shot Ms Nkosi while on her way to her vehicle outside her office in Rustenburg. Ms Nkosi was the Chairperson of the North-West branch of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) and served on […]
On 9 January 2023, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) launched the new CIPC e-services and Bizportal platforms for purposes of transacting with their office by way of debit or credit card. CIPC is attempting to move away from the declining method of payment. However, when the aforesaid platforms went live on the aforementioned […]
This media statement is issued as a follow-up to the LSSA’s prior media statement issued on 21 December 2022 concerning the above matter which is a constitutional challenge to the medical tariffs promulgated by the Minister of Transport on 19 August 2022 applicable to victims of car accidents claiming from the Road Accident Fund (the RAF). In […]
National Council for and of Persons with Disabilities and the Law Society of South Africa v Minister of Transport, Road Accident Fund and Another (GJ) (case no 039100/2022) (Tolmay J) This media statement is issued as a follow-up to the LSSA’s prior media statement issued on 21 December 2022 concerning the above matter which is a constitutional […]
Registration is now open for the Law Society of South Africa’s Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting which will take place on Friday 24 and 25 March 2023. The theme of the conference is: ‘Preparing legal practitioners for change.’ 24 March 2023 We have invited speakers from the Legal Services Ombud, the Department of Justice […]
INTRODUCTION South Africa needs committed young graduates to join the legal profession. According to the Oxford Dictionary, a profession is a paid occupation which requires a prolonged education and training. Lawyers are part of more than 1 400 professions and careers open to young graduates from universities in South Africa. Being a professional, […]
Dear Legal Practitioner, The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) is coordinating meetings of the various Provincial Associations. The objective is to ensure that practical activities for the benefit of practitioners are effective and address the concerns and challenges facing practitioners within the region. In addition the meeting is to advise on assistance required and […]
