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Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)

Rules for the Attorneys' Profession

Part VI : Conduct

Specialisation and expertise

 

42. Members may, on the basis of specialised qualifications or experience, advertise or hold themselves out as being specialists or as offering specialist services, provided that if a member claims specialisation or expertise in any branch of the law, the Council may:
42.1 require a member to show good cause by a specified date why he or she should not be ordered by the Council to cease to hold himself or herself out as a specialist or as expert in any particular branch of the law;
42.2 order the member to cease holding himself or herself out as a specialist or expert in the branch of the law concerned if it is the opinion of the Council that the member's claim is not justified; and
42.3 declare that such order shall serve as notice in terms of rule 50 without in any way limiting the Council's powers in terms of rule 50.