SABC board urged to create an environment in which journalists can report without fear...
Like an independent judiciary and an independent legal profession, a free press is a cornerstone of our constitutional democracy.
The Law Society of...
Joost Heystek Van Der Westhuizen V The Attorneys Fidelity Fund Board of Control
The legal representatives of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund have studied the judgment handed down by the Honourable Mr Acting Justice Adams in the North...
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...
Proxi Smart Services Pty Ltd v LSSA et al
Proxi Smart has approached the ConCourt for leave to appeal the judgement by the High Court and the subsequent dismissal of its application for...
Conviction of Mr Andile Lungisa
The Cape Law Society (CLS) has noted with great concern an article in The Herald of 19 April 2018 by Ms Nomazima Nkosi titled...
Leading SA legal firms engage students and graduates on the #FutureofLaw
How are South African law firms responding to Covid-19, has business changed and what the future of law looks like for students and graduates.
Software-as-a-service...
Law Society seriously concerned at reports of irregularities relating to prescribed direct claims by...
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has noted with serious concern the media reports relating to the Road Accident Fund (RAF) dealings with...
Proposed Protocol to be Adopted by the Branch: Master to Address the National Disaster...
From the OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MASTER (dated 2nd May 2020)
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. The Master is a creature of statute and therefore has an obligation...
Seven Southern Africa innovators to pitch for place in HiiL’s R300 000 Justice Accelerator
The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) is pleased to announce the regional semi-finals for its annual Innovating Justice Challenge. Seven entrepreneurs and...
ProBono.org Awards Ceremony: Final deadline for nominations – 31 July 2015
On 17 September 2015, Probono.Org will host the second annual ProBono.Org Awards Ceremony at Constitution Hill with Advocate Thuli Madonsela as guest speaker. ...
Law Society Seeks to Engage Council for Higher Education on Disaccreditation of Law Faculties
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) takes serious issue with statements made by the Higher Education Transformation Network (HETN) that the LSSA has...
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...
