Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)Chapter I : Practitioners: Qualifications, Admission and Removal from Roll13B. Certain attorneys to complete training in legal practice management |
(1) | After the commencement of section 6 of the Judicial Matters Amendment Act, 2005, and subject to subsection (2), every attorney who, for the first time, is required to apply for a fidelity fund certificate in terms of section 42 must– |
(a) | within the period contemplated in section 74(1)(dA); and |
(b) | after payment of the fee prescribed in terms of section 80(i), |
complete a legal practice management course approved by the council of the society having jurisdiction in the area in which he or she practices.
[Section 13B(1)(b) amended by section 10 of Act No. 40 of 2014]
(2) | The relevant council may exempt an attorney, fully or partially and on such conditions as may be appropriate, from completing a legal practice management course to the extent that the attorney- |
(a) | has a qualification that is similar to or of a higher standard than that attainable on completion of the course in question; or |
(b) | has a level of experience that would render the completion of the course in question or any part of such a course unnecessary. |
[Section 13B amended by section 6 of Act No. 22 of 2005]