Notice 2 of 2016
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Notice 2 of 2016

 

Non-Governmental Organization

 

•The Law Society of the Northern Provinces (LSNP):

 

It is hereby notified that the Rules of The Law Society of the Northern Provinces made under authority of Section 74(1) of the Attorneys Act, No. 53 of 1979 and promulgated in Government Gazette No. 7164 of 1 August 1980 and all the subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby repealed in toto, to be replaced by the Rules for the Attorneys’ Profession. These rules have been approved by the Chief Justice of South Africa in consultation with the Judges President of the Gauteng and North West Divisions of the High Court in terms of Section 74(2) of Act No. 53 of 1979 and are promulgated by the Council of the Law Society of the Northern Provinces; and

 

•The Cape Law Society (CLS):

 

It is hereby notified that the Rules of The Cape Law society made under authority of Section 74(1) of the Attorneys Act, No. 53 of 1979 and promulgated in Government Gazette No. 5255 of 20 August 1976 and all the subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby repealed in toto, to be replaced by the Rules for the Attorneys’ Profession. These rules have been approved by the Chief Justice of South Africa in consultation with the Judges President of the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape High Courts in terms of Section 74(2) of Act No. 53 of 1979 and are promulgated by the Council of The Cape Law Society; and

 

•The KwaZulu-Natal Law Society (KZNLS):

 

It is hereby notified that the Rules of The Kwazulu-Natal Law society made under authority of Section 74(1) of the Attorneys Act, No. 53 of 1979 and promulgated in Government Gazette No. 6316 of 2 March 1979 and all the subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby repealed in toto, to be replaced by the Rules for the Attorneys’ Profession. These rules have been approved by the Chief Justice of South Africa in consultation with the Judge President of the Kwazulu-Natal High Court in terms of Section 74(2) of Act No. 53 of 1979 and are promulgated by the Council of the Kwazulu-Natal Law society; and

 

•The Free State Law Society (FSLS):

 

It is hereby notified that the Rules of The Free State Law society made under authority of Section 74(1) of the Attorneys Act, No. 53 of 1979 and promulgated in Government Gazette No. 5807 of 18 November 1979 and all the subsequent amendments thereto, are hereby repealed in toto, to be replaced by the Rules for the Attorneys’ Profession. These rules have been approved by the Chief Justice of South Africa in consultation with the Acting Judge President of the Free State Provincial Division in terms of Section 74(2) of Act No. 53 of 1979 and are promulgated by the Council of The Free State Law society.

 

 

Explanatory Notes:

 

•The Rules for the Attorneys’ Profession (The Rules) - which are published herein in accordance with section 74(4) of the Act – apply to individual members falling within the jurisdiction of a particular law society and shall be applied by the relevant law society in respect of the members falling within its jurisdiction as such to the extent only that, a particular rule, sub-rule, part of a rule or part of a sub-rule, phrase or word, number or digit, has not been, expressly or by implication, excluded from application by and in respect of the Council and members of a specific or a particular law society.

 

•The Rules are standardised, save for certain instances in which there are differences, which differences are tabulated below for ease of reference (only Rule numbers reflected). In instances where differences exist, the law society, in whose jurisdiction the Rules/s is/are applicable are denoted in bold font encased by square brackets [ ].

 

Rule Number

Different

Same

2.1.5

LSNP

CLS, KZNLS and FSLS

2.60

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

2.66

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

3.1

LSNP, CLS, KZNLS and FSLS

None

3.2

LSNP and CLS

KZNLS and FSLS

4.1

LSNP

CLS, KZNLS and FSLS

4.2

LSNP

CLS, KZNLS and FSLS

5.2

LSNP

CLS, KZNLS and FSLS

5.3

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

7.1.4

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

9.

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

11.5

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

17

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

25

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

43

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

50.13

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS

50.26

CLS

LSNP, KZNLS and FSLS