Law Society of South Africa concerned about RAF CEO’s unfounded statements
On Tuesday 12 December 2023, the CEO of the Road Accident Fund (RAF), Mr Collins Letsoalo, made several sweeping and unfounded statements pertaining to...
LPC launches digital identification to ensure suspended or struck-off legal practitioners don’t cheat clients
Following the prevalence of bogus legal practitioners who defraud innocent and desperate members of the public, the Legal Practice Council launches LPC digital ID...
FISA makes an urgent plea to the banks to focus on bank accounts of...
The Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA) is calling on all banks to investigate why it takes months to provide basic information to Executors...
Judge Hlophe’s latest court case
Last week Judge John Hlophe filed the latest in a long line of cases related to his possible impeachment. He is asking the Johannesburg...
Legal profession regulation threatens judicial independence in the long-term
Since the Legal Practice Act of 2014 came into operation, a change came about in the legal community that is unnoticeable on the surface,...
Directive for the Family Court in the Johannesburg High Court
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY JUDGE PRESIDENT
(HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA, GAUTENG DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG) OFFICE 1210
Telephone number: 011 335 0116/011 335 0162 / 011 335...
Misrepresentation by Law Firms Notice
NOTICE TO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS
02 June 2022
Dear Legal Practitioners
It has come to the attention of the Legal Practice Council that certain legal practitioners and/or firms...
Department of Justice says it’s recovering from cyber hack causing court case delays
A cyberattack on the Department of Justice that collapsed court systems across the country has been contained, the department said on Sunday.
Most of the...
Time to rethink the role of the advocate in SA law
South Africa’s legal system is in dire need of a shake-up to make it more inclusive and accessible to those who need it the...
Businesses pushing back against self-serving legal industry
Caveat Legal reflects on 10 years of legal industry disruption
The commercial legal sector has lost focus on its original purpose - to protect and...
Update on Progress in Restoring Justice Services Following Ransomware Attack
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) wishes to inform child maintenance beneficiaries that some functionality of the MojaPay system has been recovered...
Department of Justice hit with ransomware attack
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in South Africa says it has suffered a ransomware attack which has also affected its website.
In a...
