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Legal Practice Act

Legal Practice Act discriminates against attorneys
Opinion
/ 2 May 2024

Legal Practice Act discriminates against attorneys

Section 25(3) of the Act perpetuates a harmful historical stereotype that reduces attorneys to mere office administrators

By Sello Ivan Phahle and Thabo Mhlanga
No record of ‘Casanova’ fraudster Johan Fouche as a legal practitioner, at least after 2009
National
/ 28 September 2022

No record of ‘Casanova’ fraudster Johan Fouche as a legal practitioner, at least after 2009

Fouche’s current business, Asiphakame, is also not registered as a financial services provider with the Financial Services Conduct Authority

By Lyse Comins
Constitutional court upholds ban on foreigners practising law in South Africa
National
/ 2 August 2022

Constitutional court upholds ban on foreigners practising law in South Africa

The prohibition in the Legal Practice Act did not amount to unfair discrimination because it sought to achieve a legitimate government objective of restricting a profession for citizens and permanent residents, the court held

By Emsie Ferreira
I’m just a lawyer going to court, says attorney on ‘enormous power’ allegations
National
/ 2 July 2022

I’m just a lawyer going to court, says attorney on ‘enormous power’ allegations

The Mthatha attorney is angered by a tweet alleging he sways the high court and the Judicial Services Commission

By Ray Hartle
‘Unintended consequence of undoing apartheid’: Zim lawyers battle for admittance
Article
/ 18 March 2022

‘Unintended consequence of undoing apartheid’: Zim lawyers battle for admittance

A group of Zimbabweans challenging their exclusion from the bar say their home is here, and it is populist opportunism to use unemployment figures to keep their their lives in limbo

By Emsie Ferreira

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