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An attorney has been sentenced to 12 months in prison or a R10,000 fine, half suspended, for delaying a major murder trial by more than a year. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Criminal Law

Lawyer sentenced for delaying murder trial

Tania Broughton 1 day

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Legislation & Regulation

Public comment open: Legal practice and trust law reforms, tougher penalties for illegal mining

13 Aug 2026

An acting judge in the Johannesburg High Court will have to explain himself to the Legal Practice Council over the use of fictitious and incorrect legal citations in their judgment. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb / GroundUp

Law Practice

Acting judge told to explain possible AI ‘hallucinations’ in judgment

Tania Broughton 5 Aug 2026

Legal Practice Council says it has disciplined legal practitioners who fail to deliver judgments after their terms as an acting judge end. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Law Practice

Who holds acting judges accountable for late judgments?

Marecia Damons 17 Jun 2026

The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that damages for future medical expenses in state medical negligence cases must be paid as a lump sum and not through the provision of treatment at public hospitals. Photo: Ben Bezuidenhout via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Medical Law

SCA rules medical negligence damages must be paid as lump sum

Tania Broughton 13 Feb 2026

High Court in Durban. Archive photo: Nomfundo Xolo / Groundup

Law Practice

Judge gets tough on incompetent lawyers

Tania Broughton 6 Feb 2026

Kevin Dam, Director at Kisch IP

Trends

#BizTrends2026 | Kisch IP's Kevin Dam: Micro, macro and mega trends steering the future of the legal sector

Kevin Dam 21 Jan 2026

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Law Practice

KZN magistrate suspended without pay

Tania Broughton 19 Dec 2025

Criminal Law

Criminal courts in Cape Town are near to collapse

William Booth 21 Nov 2025

Family Law

Is all fair in love and lawfare? Court clamps down on litigation abuse

Bronwyn Samuel and Kaamilah Paulse 16 Sep 2025

Zoleka Susan Ponoane has been struck from the roll of attorneys by the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. (Photo: LinkedIn)

Law Practice

Eastern Cape attorney struck from roll after scandalously writing the judgment in her own clients’ case

Estelle Ellis 22 Aug 2025

Law Practice

AI hallucinations and bogus citations: Attorneys, you've been warned

Tim Laurens 6 Aug 2025

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Medical Aid

HSACF calls for 'whole of society' approach in fighting corruption

1 Jul 2025

Law Practice

Legal Practice Council administrator accused of corruption loses Labour Court bid

Tania Broughton 2 May 2025

Law Practice

Attorneys, beware 'AI hallucinations' - the real consequences of fabricated citations

11 Mar 2025

“Of the nine cases referred to and cited, only two could be found to exist, albeit that the citation of one was incorrect,” wrote Judge Elsja-Marie Bezuidenhout about an application for leave to appeal. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Law Practice

Lawyers in deep trouble for using AI to draft court papers

Tania Broughton 9 Jan 2025

The Legal Services Ombud has castigated the Legal Practice Council for failing to act in the public interest and worse by contributing to an injustice. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

Law Practice

Ombud lambasts Legal Practice Council

Tony Beamish 17 Oct 2024

Parliament heard the Special Investigating Unit’s head advocate last week testify about medico-legal fraud. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Medical Law

SIU takes aim at ballooning dodgy medical litigation that is costing the government billions

Sandiso Phaliso 13 Sep 2024

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Law Practice

Minister approves the Legal Sector Code to advance B-BBEE transformation

13 Sep 2024

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Automotive

R317m in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund

Chiara Carter 30 Nov 2023

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Law of Succession

Justice Department launches online service for deceased estates

10 Oct 2023

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Office Property

Lawyer in River Club development controversy caught in qualification lie

30 Aug 2023

Career options with a law degree

Higher Education

Career options with a law degree

19 Jul 2023

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Law Practice

Legal Services Ombud office welcomes Legal Practice Act promulgation

14 Jun 2023

The Johannesburg Labour Court has deemed two cases brought by lawyers to be “hopeless in law and facts”. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Law Practice

Lawyers reprimanded for bringing "hopeless cases" to court

Tania Broughton 12 Jun 2023

Access gates installed by Siyangena at Cape Town Station never worked. Archive photo: Kim Reynolds / GroundUp

Corporate & Commercial Law

Doubts over Prasa's commitment to uphold High Court corruption judgment

James Stent 18 Jul 2022

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Legislation & Regulation

Cabinet approves draft code to transform legal sector

11 Jul 2022

Cancellation of a property sale agreement. What are the implications?

Residential Property

Cancellation of a property sale agreement. What are the implications?

Lethabo Mashishi 15 Jun 2022

South Africa’s Legal Practice Council (LPC) and the Minister of Justice are opposing a court bid by three Zimbabwean-born graduates to change legislation which bars them from practicing law in South Africa. Photo: Brian Turner via (CC BY 2.0)

Law Practice

Minister and Legal Practice Council oppose court bid by Zimbabwean-born law graduates

Tania Broughton 25 Nov 2021

Costs to budget for when buying property

Residential Property

Costs to budget for when buying property

Lethabo Mashishi 22 Sep 2021

Magistrate's court currently convening in a car park

Law Practice

Magistrate's court currently convening in a car park

Bernard Chiguvare 6 Aug 2021

Rica not entirely constitutional - ConCourt

Human Rights Law

Rica not entirely constitutional - ConCourt

Rui Lopes and Kirsty Gibson 5 Feb 2021

Audit requirements relating to the business accounts of legal practitioners now clarified

Accounting & Auditing

Audit requirements relating to the business accounts of legal practitioners now clarified

Hayley Barker Hoogwerf, Issued by SAICA 26 May 2020

Covid-19: Lawyers urge justice minister to re-open more courts

Law Practice

Covid-19: Lawyers urge justice minister to re-open more courts

Tania Broughton 17 Apr 2020

While the courts are open, you can only access them if you meet certain criteria. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Criminal Law

Covid-19: How the courts work during lockdown

Alison Tilley 2 Apr 2020

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Law Practice

RAF's direct solicitation is bad news for claimants

3 Apr 2019

Announcing newly elected Legal Practice Council

Law Practice

Announcing newly elected Legal Practice Council

8 Oct 2018

Nominations for legal council open

Law Practice

Nominations for legal council open

5 Sep 2018

Legal Practice Bill signed

Law Practice

Legal Practice Bill signed

More Matshediso 25 Sep 2014

Bill threatens independence say attorneys

Administration

Bill threatens independence say attorneys

14 Nov 2013

Law Practice

Parliament threatens advocates, attorneys

22 Feb 2013

Legal

SARS may clamp down on 'reckless' practitioners

17 Aug 2012

Treasury seeks to regulate tax advisers

Administration

Treasury seeks to regulate tax advisers

11 Jul 2012