Articles of clerkship Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

This booklet features a step-by-step practical explanation of the formalities pertaining to articles; Practical Legal Training (PLT); the attorneys' admission exams; cession of articles; the admission as an attorney procedure; the day to day tasks a candidate can expect to do during articles, and the salary they should expect; as well as applying and interviewing for candidate legal practitioner positions. Templates to various documents, notices and affidavits can also be found herein.

CLA1501: COMMERCIAL LAW IA Questions W ADVOCATE -ANSWER An LLB graduate who has been admitted and enrolled as an advocate of the High Court. When an advocate practises as such, he or she is usually also a member of a Bar. There is a Bar for each of the various divisions of the High Court. In order to become a member of a Bar, a candidate must complete a pupillage and pass the Bar examination. An advocate may appear in any court, except the small claims court. In terms of section 34(2)(a)(i...

ADVOCATE -ANSWER An LLB graduate who has been admitted and enrolled as an advocate of the High Court. When an advocate practises as such, he or she is usually also a member of a Bar. There is a Bar for each of the various divisions of the High Court. In order to become a member of a Bar, a candidate must complete a pupillage and pass the Bar examination. An advocate may appear in any court, except the small claims court. In terms of section 34(2)(a)(ii) of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014...

Jurisdiction refers to the competence of a court to hear and determine an issue between parties. A court’s jurisdiction may be limited due to the subject matter, amount in dispute, territory and the parties. In these notes, we take a deeper look!

CLA1501_ COMMERCIAL LAW_ BEST NOTES NOVEMBER 2021. AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE OF SA LAW: 2 types of sources: Authoritative – court is bound by & Persuasive – used/interpret in particular way to convince court ruling. 1) Statute Law or Legislation 1.1 General:  Dutch legislation passed between 1652 -1806 if approved & accepted by SA Law  English statues don‟t apply to SA unless by official proclamation regarding the union of SA or colonies 1.2 The Constitution of RSA 1996  Is t...

CSL2601 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2020.. 2 Study Guide PG 19 The notion of sovereign political status means that that state is autonomous when it comes to making decisions that affects it. The fact that the Republic of No-Nonsense has declared itself independent indicates that it is sovereign. Sovereign political status entails that a state can determine its own political (as well as socio-economical/religious/linguistic) system. The Republic of No-Nonsense still qualifies as a state despi...

LJU4801 STUDY SUMMARY NOTES. “Ethics” (Bryant et al)  Telling lies is wrong - Our relationships with each other only function well if there is a presumption that what we say to each other is true.  Trust is essential in human relationships and in public life.  Therefore, ethics is about what we ought and ought not to do, and also about setting priorities in human behaviour.  Ethics is not always about what is absolutely right or wrong, acceptable or unacceptable, ideal or ...

LJU4802 Exam Pack. A judge may be removed from office only if the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) finds that the judge suffers from an incapacity, is grossly incompetent or is guilty of gross misconduct, and the National Assembly calls for that judge to be removed, by a resolution adopted with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of its members. The President must remove a judge from office upon adoption of a resolution calling for that judge to be removed. The President, on the advice...