Companies Act Amendments and CIPC Beneficial Ownership Hard-Stop
PIC Board Suspends CEO Patrick Dlamini Pending Whistleblower Investigation
Constitutional Court Confirms Competition Commission Jurisdiction Over International Cartels
SIU to Probe Free State Education Projects and Great Kokstad Municipality
DoEL Publishes 26th Commission for Employment Equity Annual Report
DSBD Connect: Over 400,000 Informal Businesses Registered as Regulatory Integration Progresses
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The Legal Practice Bill, which creates a unified legal council for both advocates and attorneys, has been attacked by the Democratic Alliance as "fusion by stealth". This bill seems likely to be challenged in court should it pass in its present form. 
Paul Hoffman SC of the Institute of Accountability in Southern Africa has filed a complaint of gross misconduct against the Chief Justice of South Africa, Mogoeng Mogoeng, over what is alleged are racist and sexist remarks that could lead to his impeachment.
President Zuma has signed legislation paving the way for the creation of high courts in all nine provinces, while a bill has been tabled for the creation of a DNA database to fight crime. 
The jury is out on whether it is ethically appropriate for lawyers to set up companies to take legal cases on risk and share in the spoils, as happened when Pretoria attorney Chris Schoeman and two partners took on a case for former Vodacom employee Nkosana Makate, who is claiming he came up with the "Please Call Me" idea that was adopted by Vodacom but never got paid for it. 
Research by the HSRC suggests most South Africans have a poor view of the court system, and many question the impartiality of court decisions, according to an editorial in Business Day.
The reputation of the criminal justice system is in tatters following the repeated failures of the NPA in high-profile matters and prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach’s suggestions of abuse of power and political interference, writes Mandy Wiener in The Daily Maverick.The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Acts Online. Acts Online accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the article, nor does the information contained herein constitute advice, legal or otherwise.
