, LJU4802 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 2 2025 (733857) - DUE 10 September 2025;
100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations.
Question 1
Who brought the application that the respondent be struck off the
role? (1)
In South African law, applications to strike an attorney off the roll are
usually brought by the provincial law society (historically the Law
Society of the Cape of Good Hope, the Law Society of the Northern
Provinces, etc.). Since the profession has been unified, this function is
now exercised by the Legal Practice Council.
✅Answer: The (relevant) provincial Law Society (before 2018) / now
the Legal Practice Council.
Question 2
Cite the legislation that currently regulates the attorney’s profession in
South Africa. (1)
The attorney’s profession in South Africa was previously regulated by
the Attorneys Act 53 of 1979, but that Act has been repealed. The
current legislation is the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014, which regulates
both attorneys and advocates under a single statutory framework.
✅Answer: The Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014.
Semester 2 2025 (733857) - DUE 10 September 2025;
100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations.
Question 1
Who brought the application that the respondent be struck off the
role? (1)
In South African law, applications to strike an attorney off the roll are
usually brought by the provincial law society (historically the Law
Society of the Cape of Good Hope, the Law Society of the Northern
Provinces, etc.). Since the profession has been unified, this function is
now exercised by the Legal Practice Council.
✅Answer: The (relevant) provincial Law Society (before 2018) / now
the Legal Practice Council.
Question 2
Cite the legislation that currently regulates the attorney’s profession in
South Africa. (1)
The attorney’s profession in South Africa was previously regulated by
the Attorneys Act 53 of 1979, but that Act has been repealed. The
current legislation is the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014, which regulates
both attorneys and advocates under a single statutory framework.
✅Answer: The Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014.
