The Department of Justice, in partnership with the Wits Law Clinic, the South African University Law Clinics Association, and the National Youth Development Agency, held a ministerial engagement with law students. The event, held on the eve of the 16
The Western Cape Society of Mediators (WCSM) is a group of like-minded mediators who practice in the Western Cape, and who subscribe to the Society’s Constitution and Code of Professional Conduct. This voluntary Society was established in October 2025, to
The Black Lawyers Association (BLA) held its National General Meeting (NGM) in Kimberley on 30 May 2026. The organisation kicked off the conference activities with a sanitary pad drive at a !Xunkhwesa Combined School in the Northern Cape. The school
The legal profession has often had to adapt to change; however, the pace of change today can feel very rapid. The accelerated evolution of technology, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), evolving workplace practices, emerging sophisticated cyber threats, and shifting constitutional
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The President of the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA), Mr Machini Motloung, together with the House
Criminals may seek to use legal practitioners to launder the proceeds of illegal activity due to the broad spectrum of services provided through the profession.
The Financial Intelligence Centre’s (FIC’s) risk assessment (www.fic.gov.za) of the sector highlights that
In applications brought under s 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977, courts are frequently confronted with discrepancies between a complainant’s prior statement to the police and their viva voce evidence in court. A recurring feature in such
