(1/3) The Constitutional Court held that section 24(2)(b) and section 115 of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 is not unconstitutional to the extent that it precludes persons who are neither citizens of or permanent residents in RSA from being enrolled as legal practitioners.

Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Minister: International Relations and Cooperation has granted approval for Transnet security officers to get peace officer status, a move which gives them more power, including the ability to make arrests. news24.com/fin24/Companie…

New Government Gazettes justice.gov.za/legislation/no…

Statement: Unlawful Entry On Premises Bill Set to Reform South African Trespassing Laws justice.gov.za/m_statements/2…

An excellent and meritorious judiciary should be just as diverse and inclusive as the country it represents. We honour the role of womxn in the judiciary, as they strive to make it more excellent. #WomxnJudges #WomensMonth #JudgesMatter

LAST CALL: One week left! The deadline for comments on the October 2022 JSC candidates, closes Monday, 29th August. No comments received after the closing date will be considered. See the full list of candidates here: bit.ly/3d5gXbE #JudgesMatter #JSCInterviews

Objectives of the Ombud .protect and promote the public interest in relation to the rendering of legal services as contemplated in the legal Practice Act.

Promote the independence of the legal profession

#ParliamentaryQuestions Protecting whistleblowers: Proposals to revise legislation to be finalised by March - Minister Lamola news24.com/news24/SouthAf… via News24 🇿🇦

Views on Social Media RE: The Draft unlawful entry on Premises Bill, 24 Aug 2022 justice.gov.za/m_statements/2…

READ | The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has urged the public to ensure that they source and give accurate information on the provisions of the new draft Unlawful Entry on Premises Bill tinyurl.com/3b9xwsev The DoJ & CD

Media Statement: Views on Social Media RE: The Draft unlawful entry on Premises Bill justice.gov.za/m_statements/2…

LPC North West office is closed today, due to power outage in Mahikeng - urgent correspondence can be sent to [email protected].

Legal Services Ombud, acting CEO/Director is Ms Iitheko

The LPC would like to bring to the attention of all legal practitioners that Sars invites all prospective tax practitioner members to register for the Sars Tax Practitioner Readiness session at 10h00 to 15h30 on 30/8/2022. lssa.org.za/wp-content/upl…

Draft Unlawful Entering on Premises Bill, 2022, issued by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development for comment. Send all comments to [email protected] by 12 September 2022. See Bill here: lssa.org.za/wp-content/upl…

The Rules Board has published a tariff of fees and allowances for intermediaries in proceedings other than criminal proceedings in the High Court (Rule 68A) and the Magistrates’ Courts (Rule 34A). The Rules come into operation on 1 October 2022.

Revised National Instructions on how members of the SA Police Service should treat children in conflict with the law,pursuant to the provisions of the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008,have been published. Government Gazette46836 and lssa.org.za/legal-practiti…

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Power stations are being sabotaged to make load shedding worse, while ANC leaders are publicly blaming Eskom – all in an apparent attempt to put pressure on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Eskom boss André de Ruyter. | City Press news24.com/citypress/news…