Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)Chapter I : Practitioners: Qualifications, Admission and Removal from Roll9. Restriction of pecuniary interests of candidate attorneys |
| (1) | A candidate attorney shall not have any pecuniary interest in the practice and service of an attorney, or in the organisation or institution where he performs community service, and shall not, without the prior written consent of the council of the society having jurisdiction in the area in which he performs service under the articles or contract of service, hold or occupy any office or engage in any other business other than that of candidate attorney. |
[Section 9(1) amended by section 8 of Act No. 40 of 2014]
| (2) | If any candidate attorney contravenes the provisions of subsection (1), the articles or contract of service shall be void ab initio and service rendered thereunder shall be ineffectual unless the court on good cause shown otherwise directs. |
[Section 9(2) amended by section 9 of Act No. 115 of 1993]