New advocates given a career boost
Assisting with the development of newly qualified advocates is the mandate of LexisNexis South Africa’s annual Advocate Advancement Programme (AAP). This year, 52 advocates...
Notyesi and Van Rensburg elected to lead Law Society of South Africa
Mthatha attorney Mvuso Notyesi and Brits attorney Jan Janse van Rensburg were elected Co-Chairpersons of the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) at its...
Law Society applauds landmark judgment on the binding nature of the Public Protector’s remedial...
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) has noted the landmark judgment of the Constitutional Court in the Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of...
Taking African law online — and why it matters
It’s all well and good to talk about the rule of law, but what if people don’t know what the law actually is? In...
The surge in cyber-related crimes – knowing the impact.
With the recent banking and cellular scams in South Africa, it is clearly evident that the surge in cyber-related crimes poses a huge risk...
Law Society urges Lesotho authorities to drop charges against lawyer
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) repeats its call – made in November last year – to the Lesotho authorities to cease their...
Cape Law Society and the Cape Bar Council condemn the attack on attorney
On Friday, 22 January 2016, on the day that marked the occasion of the Day of the Endangered Lawyers in The Hague, Netherlands, South...
The BLA is shocked by the barbaric assault on a legal representative
The video clip which is doing rounds in the social networks showing Mpumalanga Advocate being assaulted by a mob of people who disapprove of...
Law Society stresses the right and duty of lawyers to practise freely and without...
The Day of the Endangered Lawyers takes place today, Friday 22 January 2016, this year in The Hague, Netherlands. The purpose of the Day...
LexisNexis Honours Rule of Law Champions
LexisNexis South Africa – a member of the RELX Group and a leading global provider of content and technology solutions – has conferred its...
Law Society Concerned at Threats Against Lawyers and Judges in Lesotho
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) expresses its solidarity with our colleagues in Lesotho and also its serious concern at reports from our...
BLA calls for the introduction of body cameras for the police in order to...
The CCTV camera footage released to public recently once again displayed the horrific and brutal disregard of human life by some members of the...
