Registration is now open for the Law Society of South Africa’s annual conference which will take place on Wednesday 23 March 2022. The theme of the conference is: ‘The Rule of Law and the role of legal practitioners’ in combatting corruption.’ We have invited Justice Minister Ronald Lamola, Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, as well […]
University of Stellenbosch Law Clinic and Others v Bayport Securitisation Limited and Others Case CCT 368/21 Bayport Securitisation Limited and Another v University of Stellenbosch Law Clinic and Others (Case no 507/2020) [2021] ZASCA 156) University of Stellenbosch Law Clinic and Others v National Credit Regulator and Others (Case no 14203/2019) [2019] ZAWCHC 172) The LSSA […]
Before considering cyber risk, it is essential to understand how management performs and maintains the business impact analysis. Based on the above, the standard risk questions to ask given that cyber is only one of the risks businesses must consider. •What are you trying to achieve? •What technology do you depend on to achieve those […]
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) notes that the President of the Republic of South Africa augmented the process for the nomination of the Chief Justice by accepting nominations from the public and having an independent committee to shortlist the candidates. The LSSA supports this initiative in the interest of transparency. This deviates from […]
In terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA), a practitioner who practices as defined in section 1 of the Attorneys Act, 1979 are accountable institutions. The erstwhile law societies, as contemplated in section 56 of the Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act 53 of 1979 are listed as the supervisory bodies for attorneys in terms of […]
The Law Society of South Africa’s, Legal Education and Development Division and SASSETA are offering an opportunity for university graduates to partake in a Work Integrated Learning Programme. Interested unemployed candidate legal practitioners click here to download the application form and submit the completed form with the requested documents via e-mail to: SDprojects@LSSALEAD.ORG.ZA by Monday, […]
The realisation of the principles in the Charter after 73-years remains a challenge, and many gains have been reversed over the past few years. The UN has recognised this fact and proposed: The international protection itself requires national measures of implementation of human rights treaties and the strengthening of national institutions (to include regional frameworks) […]
The LSSA in conjunction with LexisNexis conducted a national survey of the legal profession. Drawing comparisons against a 2016 survey, the survey analysed the evolution of South African law firms as they responded to challenges facing the profession in 2021. The results of the survey show that law firms in South Africa have been hard […]
Bayport Securitisation Limited and Another v University of Stellenbosch Law Clinic and Others (Case no 507/2020) [2021] ZASCA 156 (4 November 2021) On 4 November 2021 the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down a judgment which provides indispensable certainty on the issue of legal fees chargeable to enforce credit agreements. This required an […]
The Law Society of South Africa wishes outgoing Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng well as his tenure at the helm of the highest court of the country came to an end at Midnight on Monday. “The Chief Justice was a great leader; he was a principled man who brought significant reform to the judiciary. His appointment […]
