LJU4802 ASSIGNMENT 01 SOLUTIONS 2022
Question 1
The Legal Practice Council was established in terms of section 5 of the Legal Practice Act to,
amongst others, facilitate a transformed and restructured legal profession in order to provide access
to justice for the majority of citizens.1 The Council regulates the affairs of all legal practitioners,
candidate legal practitioners and juristic entities by developing norms and standards to guide the
conduct of all legal practitioners.2 The Council also in accordance with the Act admit legal
practitioners and keep a roll of all practitioners.3
1 Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014, s 5.
2 Legal Practice Act, s 6.
3 Tutorial Letter 501/3/2022 LJU4802 Professional Ethics 45.
Question 1
The Legal Practice Council was established in terms of section 5 of the Legal Practice Act to,
amongst others, facilitate a transformed and restructured legal profession in order to provide access
to justice for the majority of citizens.1 The Council regulates the affairs of all legal practitioners,
candidate legal practitioners and juristic entities by developing norms and standards to guide the
conduct of all legal practitioners.2 The Council also in accordance with the Act admit legal
practitioners and keep a roll of all practitioners.3
1 Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014, s 5.
2 Legal Practice Act, s 6.
3 Tutorial Letter 501/3/2022 LJU4802 Professional Ethics 45.
