LJU4802 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2025 (Comprehensive Answers) Due 10 September 2025

LJU4802
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2025
Due 10 September 2025

, LJU4802

Assignment 1

Semester 2 2025

Due 10 September 2025



Question 1

Who brought the application that the respondent be struck off the roll?

The application was brought by the South African Legal Practice Council (LPC),
which sought an order that the respondent be struck off the roll of attorneys.¹



Question 2

Cite the legislation that currently regulates the attorney’s profession in South
Africa.

The attorneys’ profession in South Africa is regulated by the Legal Practice Act 28 of
2014 (LPA).²



Question 3

Explain why an attorney must have a Fidelity Fund certificate and practise with a
trust banking account.

Sections 84 and 85 of the LPA require attorneys to hold a Fidelity Fund certificate,
issued by the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund. This certificate provides assurance that
members of the public are protected against financial loss resulting from theft or
misappropriation of trust monies by legal practitioners or their staff.³

Furthermore, section 86 of the LPA obliges attorneys to open and maintain a trust
banking account with a recognised financial institution. This account must remain