KWAZULU-NATAL
LAW SOCIETY
MINUTES OF
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
HELD ON
17 OCTOBER 2014
THE KWAZULU-NATAL LAW SOCIETY
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2014
MINUTES
OF THE MEETING HELD AT
COASTLANDS ON THE RIDGE MUSGRAVE,
315 PETER MOKABA RIDGE, MUSGRAVE, DURBAN
ON FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2014
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT:
P. GOVINDASAMY, PRESIDENT (PIETERMARITZBURG)
M.A.A.S. ESSA, VICE-PRESIDENT (PIETERMARITZBURG)
U. JIVAN, VICE-PRESIDENT (DURBAN)
N.S. KHANYILE-KHESWA, VICE-PRESIDENT (DURBAN)
M. STRAUSS, VICE-PRESIDENT (DURBAN)
R.R. BADAL (VERULAM)
J.O. CHRISTIE (PIETERMARITZBURG)
G.J. McLACHLAN (PIETERMARITZBURG)
E.A. MOOLLA (CHATSWORTH)
M. NELUHENI (NEWCASTLE)
X. NTSHULANA (PORT SHEPSTONE)
V.R.D. O'CONNELL (DURBAN)
L.C. PETER (DURBAN)
C. PILLAY (PIETERMARITZBURG)
P. SHAM (STANGER)
P.F.D. TAKALO (PIETERMARITZBURG)
E.B. ZACA (PIETERMARITZBURG)
DIRECTOR
G.M. JOHN
MANAGER: FINANCE
T. ZONDI
MANAGER: REGULATORY AFFAIRS
P. MFUSI
DEPUTY MANAGER: REGULATORY AFFAIRS
N. HARRIPERSAD
MANAGER: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
R. SINGH
MANAGER: CORPORATE SERVICES
R. GUNPATH
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OPENING SESSION
The President, Poobie Govindasamy, chaired the Meeting.
WELCOME
The President welcomed everyone present and particularly the following invited guests:
INVITED GUESTS
Shamika Dwarika, Director: Durban, ProBono.Org
M. Molefe, Executive Director, AFF
N. Swart, CEO of the LSSA & Director: LEAD
E. Barnard, Co-Chairperson of the LSSA
M. Mukansi, Manager of the Attorneys Development Fund
T. Harban, General Manager of the AIIF
J. de Beer, Forensic Director of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund
Ms M. Thebe, Editor of De Rebus, LSSA
K.R. Govender, State Attorney, KZN
N.S. Khanyile-Kheswa, Vice-Chairperson: AFF
Professor Managay Reddi, Dean: Faculty of Law of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
and Pietermaritzburg
STANDS AT THE AGM
The President welcomed those who had set up stands at the AGM, and encouraged those in
attendance to visit these stands after the meeting:
LexisNexis (sponsors of the awards)
Juta
Sabinet
Korbitec
Stracol
ABSA
PPS
The President advised members present of the lucky draw competitions being run by
LexisNexis, Juta, Korbitec, PPS and Sabinet; with the draws would be done at the end of
the meeting.
ATTORNEYS DEVELOPMENT FUND (ADF):
The Chairperson invited the Manager of the Attorneys Development Fund (ADF), MacKenzie
Mukansi to address the Meeting.
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ADDRESS BY MR MUKANSI ON THE ATTORNEYS DEVELOPMENT FUND (ADF)
The following is a summary of the address:
Mukansi recorded thanks to the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) for the use of their
resources and for the support given to assist with the Fund’s daily operations and thanked
the KwaZulu Natal Law Society (KZNLS) for the leads given to assist indigent members of the
profession to access funding.
He stated that the Fund is steadily growing and that the trend has changed with not only
single practitioners but increasingly two person practitioners (sometimes more) that
approach the Fund.
In terms of statistics, the Fund’s reserves, which stands at R32million, would be wiped out
by 750 applications capped at R40,000 each. This has directed the Fund to consider various
projects and engagement with corporate and commercial banks to attempt to access
funding form their respective corporate social responsibility funds. There are ongoing
discussions to this end.
The Manager reported that the ADF has brokered a deal to secure a Customer Relations
Management (CRM) tool which capacitates applicants to deal with administration on an
electronic platform. The Fund has engaged experts to analyse reports that will be drawn
from the CRM in an attempt to assist the respective firms in areas where the report
highlights deficiencies. The modelling of the CRM will be one of the projects undertaken by
the Fund as alluded to above, anticipated to be funded by one of the commercial banks.
The realignment of product offering has resulted in the Fund considering new and existing
firms.
In conclusion Mukansi stated that a detailed annual report will be available for the Fund’s
AGM to be held on the 27th November 2014.
REPORT ON THE ATTORNEYS INSURANCE INDEMNITY FUND
The President called on Mr Thomas Harban, the General Manager of the AIIF to address the
meeting on the activities of the Fund.
ADDRESS BY MR THOMAS HARBAN ON THE ATTORNEYS INSURANCE INDEMNITY FUND (AIIF)
The following is a summary of the address:
The General Manager of the AIIF thanked the Society for the opportunity to address the
Meeting on the activities of the Fund.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------He highlighted to those present that one of the biggest problems with which the Fund is
faced is the huge increase in claims; the problem areas in respect of claims still remain
conveyancing, prescribed MVA’s, MVA under settlements, as well as prescription in general.
The AIIF has also identified that the area of claims both against fellow attorneys as well as
other professionals has been identified by some practitioners as a new area of work.
Another reason for the increase in claims, Harban stated, is that the public have become
more aware of their rights and people are questioning attorneys more
Harban reported that, in so far as court bonds are concerned, the AIIF’s exposure still sits at
over R9 billion with bonds dating as far back as 2000. Practitioners are not notifying the
Fund when estates have been finalised. Whilst the book exposure may be exaggerated
against the reality, the Fund is obliged to purchase re-insurance according to the book
exposure, which insurance is expensive. He encouraged members to notify the AIIF when
estates have been finalised.
In so far as the future of the Fund, Harban stated that currently the AIIF is funded by a
single premium paid by the Attorneys’ Fidelity Fund, which premium is used to fund claims,
operations of the company and re-insurance. This current model in reality is unsustainable
and alternate models are being considered for the long term sustainability of the AIIF, which
could include calling upon practitioners to make a contribution. The Fund will embark on
on-going engagement with the profession in this regard as the process is taken forward.
REPORT ON THE ATTORNEYS FIDELITY FUND (AFF)
The Chairperson invited the Vice-Chairperson of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund, Muke Kheswa,
to report on the activities of the Fund.
ADDRESS BY MUKE KHESWA ON THE ATTORNEYS FIDELITY FUND
The following is a summary of the address:
The Vice-Chairperson presented a report on behalf of the Chairperson who was unable to
attend the Meeting.
Khanyile Kheswa stated that the Attorneys Fidelity Fund serves both the profession as well
as the public given its mandate of providing fidelity as well as professional indemnity cover
to members of the public and that this mandate is continued in the Legal Practice Act
though somewhat also extended to reflect the realities of the day which are all about risk
management and sustainability going forward. As an institution the AFF has had the benefit
of growth as a result of both the recent interest rate increases as well as continued good
returns from its investment.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As at 31 August 2014 the total value of the Fund’s investment stood at R4.3 billion. The
valued added by capital appreciation, dividends and interest during the first eight months of
this year is a total of R355.1 million, gross of budgeted withdrawals for the payment of
professional indemnity cover and claims in the amount of R150 million.
The
abovementioned withdrawals have been necessitated by decreasing trust interest received
over the past five years coupled with a significant increase in claims paid by the Fund.
The picture regarding claims lodged with the Fund remains a matter of serious concern with
the high risk area still being that of conveyancing. As at 31 August 2014 the Fund had 956
claims on record with a combined value of R432 million, the bulk of the claims still
contingent that is 53%. As at 31 August 2014 the Fund has paid 249 claims worth R77.7
million of which R61.3 million was paid in respect of conveyancing claims.
The high number and value of claims notified is a very alarming statistic and the Fund’s
Forensic division is currently looking into ways to increase the oversight in relation to
conveyancing transactions and the accounts associated with such transactions as this
remains the biggest risk to the Fund. It is pleasing to note that the Fund’s long term
strategy of risk management has been included in the Legal Practice Act and in some of the
amending Acts like the Judicial Matters Amendment Act and the Attorneys Amendment Act.
Two key elements that are applicable to the operations of the Fund, even in this
dispensation of the Attorneys Act, are the Fund’s ability to institute private prosecution of
errant attorneys as well as its involvement in the winding up of practices through the
appointment of Curators. In this regard it is not only about the winding up of practices, but
control of the trust accounts in appropriate circumstances.
It is also noteworthy that the period of office of Board members is now by law restricted to
terms of three years each and, with the advent of the new Act, one can only conclude that
the Board that currently is in office is the last of this nature and that there is much to be
done in preparing for the future dispensation.
The AIIF has established an office in Centurion, located within the premises of the AFF. The
Centurion office affords the AIIF an appropriate environment in close proximity to the
largest attorney location to execute its mandate effectively and efficiently. The close
proximity to the AFF allows the sharing of information and data on matters affecting both
institutions. It also translates into a huge cost saving to the AFF which carries the funding
responsibility of the AIIF.
In terms of Risk Management there have been specific risk management initiatives
embarked upon by the Fund and in which the Fund has played a significant role viz. the new
audit guidelines issued by IRBA to ensure that the requirements and expectations of the
Fund are catered for. Proposed amendments to the Fidelity Fund Certificate application
form have been accepted by the respective Law Societies and the Fund is in process of
attending to the process for the amendment of the applicable Regulation. Further, the
Funds seeks to automate the application process during 2015. This will be further enhanced
to include the annual certification process through appropriate online applications.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Funds Risk Committee and the Risk Management Committee has been actively involved in
identifying and defining the Fund’s top risks setting appropriate risk mitigating strategies
and managing residual risk.
The Fund continues its involvement with the FIC through the Enforcement Forum ensuring
proper alignment of strategies. In addition management continues to engage with Estate
Agency Affairs Board on matters of mutual interest.
As regards prosecutions, cumulatively the prosecution team targeted 193 identified matters
since inception. Of these matters 27 were finalised, 30 matters are on trial and 85 are
under investigation. In respect of the other matters dockets have been closed, cases
withdrawn and in ten cases the defaulters are deceased. There are four defaulters that are
not in the country and extradition proceedings were initiated in conjunction with the
prosecuting authority.
The Joint Stakeholder Committee remains operational and effective and two major
breakthrough decisions were taken. Firstly, the NPA is prepared to take one of the Fund’s
cases as a test case in which the Fund will perform the financial forensic investigations and
issue a report on the outcomes for the NPA’s specific use in prosecutions. Secondly,
extradition would start immediately with regards to one of the matters and the other three
identified matters to follow.
The training of prosecutors and investigators continued during the year with seven training
seminars conducted by the team across the country with a further three scheduled by
November 2014. These initiatives proved successful in contributing to the team’s
prosecution successes of the medium to longer term. The prosecution team has been
successful in contributing to recoveries of 9.6 million through cooperation with the AFU and
plea bargains. In two of the three prosecution matters concluded this year custodial
sentences of ten years imprisonment were handed down of which three years were
suspended for five years. In the third matter the sentence is a cumulative 45 years of which
15 years will be effectively served.
The total claims and cost recoveries from 1 January 2014 to 30 September 2014 amount to
R13.6 million. Of the total recoveries during this period R10.3 million is attributable to the
team in respect of 73 matters. This is already in excess of the budgeted R8 million for the
2014 financial year. On inspections and investigations, the forensic investigation team had
11 investigations and inspections assigned of which three have been concluded, one is in
progress and a further seven is on hold subject to the agreement reached with the NPA.
The team published three practice notes published in the De Rebus during the year to date
on risks identified through the reform audit support system inspection. A further four
practice notes are being prepared.
The forensic investigation assisted LEAD in drafting a risk matrix as guidance to practitioners
applicable to their overall practice.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------As to a report on the Reform Audit Support System (RASS) and the Compliance Support
Programme (CSP) the team has been able to resolve the 2012 RASS backlog and managed
the costs within approved estimates. The Board of Control accepted proposed changes to
the RASS environment in line with the forensic division’s strategic objectives and as a result
the team has been focussing on implementing the Board of Control’s mandate to discontinue
the RASS programme and introduce the Compliance Support Programme. The deadline for
the finalisation of RASS inspections is November 2014. This deadline remains achievable
subject to cooperation from participating firms. The team will continue to support the
KwaZulu-Natal Law Society in finalising reported matters arising from the RASS inspections.
The Compliance Support Programme (CSP) was drafted and provided to the KZN Law Society
for consideration. This programme was unanimously accepted by the KZNLS Council with
commencement scheduled for January 2015 focussing on new practitioners as a specific risk
category identified by the Fund in conjunction with the Law Society. Even though the Board
of Control approved the national approach in terms of the programme each Law Society will
be approached to determine expectations and implementation considerations.
The re-engineering of the AIIF’s business model continues unabated and it is clear that it
will reach a point where the profession will be approached to set out the future regarding
the proposal that emanates from this exercise as the current model of the Fund carrying the
premium is unsustainable.
The Fund will at some point and in some form be approaching the profession to make some
contribution towards the premium. In terms of the Legal Practice Act the Board of Control
will determine payment of contributions towards the premium for professional indemnity
cover which is linked to the issuing of the Fidelity Fund certificate. It is important that this
contribution message starts to filter through to the profession and the profession is not
caught off guard.
The Legal Practice Act introduces a new dispensation from the current one which will unfold
as matters are discussed at National Forum level. The Constitution of the Board is going to
change drastically in much the same way as the changes that will take place in the
regulatory structures themselves. As the Fund and the Society is so inextricably intertwined
it can only serve the common good of both that close cooperation is enhanced in order to
achieve the common goal being the continued sustainability of both the profession and the
Fund.
REPORT ON THE LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA (LSSA)
The Chairperson Invited Mr Ettienne Barnard, the LSSA Co-Chairperson to address the
meeting on the activities of the LSSA.
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ADDRESS BY MR E. BARNARD ON THE LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA (LSSA)
The following is a summary of the address:
The Co-Chairperson thanked the Society for the opportunity to address the membership and
stated that he was speaking on behalf of his Co-Chairperson, Max Boqwana, who was unable
to attend.
Barnard thanked the team at the Law Society of South Africa for everything that they do
and the support that they give to the Co-Chairpersons in particular.
He referred to the enactment of the Legal Practice Bill and the LSSA’s strategic planning
session to make sure that the transition into the new structures, the National Forum and
eventually the Legal Practice Council will take place smoothly
Barnard alluded to ongoing interaction with the Office of the Chief Justice including the
profession’s participation in the National Efficiency Enhancement Committee and Provincial
Efficiency Enhancement Committees in an attempt to improve access to justice and the
service delivery thereof.
He thanked the Society for its contribution to the process of formulating Uniform Rules and
for its leadership in adopting same.
Ethics has been the focus point for the Law Society and to that end ethics summits were
arranged during the course of the year.
The Council of the LSSA has resolved to honour the memory and spirit of the late Durban
attorney Archie Gumede who was actively engaged in the struggle against depression,
selflessly and courageously striving for freedom, justice and equality in a democratic nonracial, non-sexist and prosperous South Africa. Therefore in honour of his centenary
celebrations and contribution to democracy the LSSA is to hold a special Archie Gumede
lecture and dinner at its AGM, focussed on ethics.
The LSSA continues to play an important role in SADCLA, attending the annual conferences
together with the provincial law societies, the most recent of which was held in Zimbabwe.
The Law Society of South Africa is playing its role regarding the SADC Tribunal particularly in
opposition of the recently adopted protocol which has removed the rights of individual
citizens to go approach the Tribunal. The LSSA is considering legal action in this regard.
In other stake-holder interaction, the LSSA has held meetings with the representative
organisations of the Sheriffs, the Offices of the Chief Master, the Department of Justice, the
Rules Board etc. all of which is reported on under the LSSA’s Professional Affairs
Department.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Barnard encouraged members to make themselves to serve on the various committees of the
LSSA in the interest of serving the profession and the public.
In terms of Communication De Rebus Digital has been successfully launched and is being
well received by the profession. A De Rebus App is being considered for the not too distant
future.
The LSSA has held meetings with the Public Protector and expressed support for Chapter 9
of the Constitution and to this end a colloquium is being arranged to re-enforce the support.
In terms of statistics there are at least 11 000 attorney firms in South Africa, 62 percent of
which are sole practitioners, 35 percent have between two and nine partners/directors and
only some 30 firms have more than 50 attorneys.
Transformation is taking place, albeit not at optimal pace, and the profession needs to
continue to do its best to advance in this area.
In conclusion the Co-Chairperson thanked the Society and its’ members for their support and
co-operation and for the opportunity to report back.
GUEST SPEAKER
President welcomed the Honourable Adv Tshililo Michael Masutha (MP), the new Minister of
Justice and Correctional Services (Guest Speaker).
INTRODUCTION OF GUEST SPEAKER: ADV TSHILILO MICHAEL MASUTHA (MP), MINISTER OF JUSTICE
& CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Nonduduzo Khanyile Kheswa introduced the guest speaker.
ADDRESS BY ADV TSHILILO MICHAEL MASUTHA (MP), MINISTER OF JUSTICE & CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES
The following is a summary of the address:
The Minister thanked the Society for the invitation to be guest speaker and extended
greetings on behalf of the national government.
The intention of his address he said was to share some of the thoughts and some of the
developments arising mainly from the recent legislative developments that impact on the
profession.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Minister commenced his address by stating that South Africans tend to use the right to
free speech to say negative things about ourselves and do very little to celebrate who we
are let alone what we have achieved as a people, the natural resources, the world heritage
contribution viz. the Cradle of Mankind, the discovery of the coelacanth whose coming into
existence predates the age of the dinosaur, a shoreline that is home to the largest
concentration of on shore and off shore fauna and flora species in the world.
He added that none of the above is as precious a resource as the people of South Africa.
It is a challenge for all and not just government alone to redress the resilient past in order
to move on to creating the kind of society, the kind of prosperous nation that we all aspire
to achieve.
The Minister acknowledged the contribution of the profession to the architecture of the kind
of constitutional democracy based on human rights that the nation has today and called on
it to once again raise its hand and come forward and provide leadership in advancing the
course of transformation.
The legal profession has always been a tightly regulated profession because it operates in a
much regulated space and different role players, including government, will and must
therefore always have a right to have their say on how people who go about their business
in our courts and who conduct their profession in a public space in the pursuit of access to
justice for all go about doing so.
The Minister commended the profession for its constructive cooperation in the process
which led to the enactment of the Legal Practice Bill, further that the Law Society of South
Africa’s press release welcomed the Act when it was promulgated in September.
The first phase will be the establishment of the National Forum whose functions will lay the
foundation for the broader transformation of the profession contemplated in the Act.
Government has a legitimate interest and expectation in overseeing that the profession is
transformed in line with constitutional imperatives and that it enhances access to justice
not only for entry into the profession, but also in relation to access to legal services
especially for the poor. Government is therefore duty bound to bring this about in order to
advance its own national democratic goals as articulated amongst others in the national
development plan. The Government has no desire however to take over or govern the legal
profession.
One of the main challenges clearly evident is the need to make the legal profession
representative of the diversity of South African society and accessible to the people of this
country as a whole. Therefore it is necessary to effect rationalisation in order to bring the
structure of the legal profession and the laws which regulate it in line with the new
constitutional dispensation.
At present there are anomalous differences between the various branches in the profession
which arise inter alia the legislative framework that regulates the profession, the Admission
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------of Advocates Act 1964, the Attorneys Act 1979, the Rules of Court made by the Rules Board
for Courts of Law, practice directives made by the Judges President and rules made by the
Bar Councils and Statutory Law Societies are examples thereof.
In terms of the current law attorneys are obliged by statute to be members of a Law Society
which exercises professional control over them whereas membership of societies of
advocates is voluntary and many advocates are now practising without being subject to the
control of any regulatory authority other than the High Court.
The distribution of practising lawyers who deliver legal services to the public is also skewed.
Most lawyers practise in cities and service corporations and relatively wealthy people
generally. Rural attorneys apparently tend to be white, male and Afrikaans speaking and
generally provide legal services to the white farmers and local businesses. There are very
few lawyers who service the areas in which most black people live, the townships and rural
settlements and they generally have poor resources. Black people and woman are almost
entirely absent from the ranks of senior partners in large firms of attorneys. Senior Counsel
at the Bar presents the same picture.
There is therefore a need for the integration of the profession and the creation of a single
controlling body for the profession.
The broad middle class of South African society is not able to afford the fees which
practising lawyers charge. The publication of the Act paves the way for the establishment
of a transitional national forum on the legal profession which will be operational over the
next three years. The forum will inter alia develop an election procedure for constituting
the first South African legal practice council which will serve as the regulatory authority of
the legal profession in South Africa.
The Transitional National Forum will comprise 16 legal practitioners, eight attorneys from
the Law Society of South Africa, five advocates from the General Council of the Bar of South
Africa, one advocate from the National Bar Council of South Africa, one advocate from the
National Forum of Advocates and one advocate from Advocates for Transformation. The
forum must within 24 months from its inception make recommendations on a range of
factors affecting the legal profession, the establishment of provincial councils, their areas
of jurisdiction, composition, functions and the manner of the election. The forum will also
set all the practical vocational training requirements that candidate attorneys must comply
with before they can be admitted by the court as legal practitioners. It must also prepare
and publish a code of conduct for legal practitioners, candidate legal practitioners and
juristic entities.
The South African Legal Practice Council will be tasked with facilitating the realisation of
the goal of a transformed and restructured legal profession that is accountable, efficient
and independent. It will ensure that fees charged by legal practitioners for legal services
rendered are reasonable and promote access to legal services thereby enhancing access to
justice. It will also seek to promote and protect the public interest regulate all legal
practitioners and all candidate legal practitioners.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Council will further ensure accessible and sustainable training of law graduates aspiring
to be admitted and enrolled as legal practitioners, promote access to the legal profession in
pursuit of a legal profession that broadly reflects the demographics of the Republic of South
Africa and develop standards to guide the conduct of legal practitioners, candidate legal
practitioners and the legal profession in general.
The Council will consist of 16 legal practitioners comprising of ten practising attorneys and 6
practising advocates. A member of the council will hold office for a term of three years,
but may serve as a member for one further term if he or she is again so elected or
designated. The constituting of the Council will take into account the racial and gender
composition of South Africa. Representation of persons with disabilities and provincial
representation will also be taken into account. The Minister has no role in the Council or
the Forum. In terms of section 7(1)(3) of the Act the Minister may designate three fit and
proper persons to serve on the Council and who, by virtue of their knowledge and expertise,
are able to assist the Council in achieving its objectives.
The Minister alluded to Section 14 of the Act dealing with the Dissolution of the Council
should it become dysfunctional, which was the subject of vociferous debate.
He stated that the opposing views where that the power of the Minister to dissolve the
council impacts negatively on the independence of the legal profession whereas it was
counter-argued that the Legislation must have in place a mechanism which can cater for a
situation where the council becomes dysfunctional. The latter view prevailed and, while the
Minister does have the power to dissolve the Council if it does become dysfunctional in
terms of section 14, the Minister can only do so after the Legal Services Ombud (the
appointee to be a retired Judge) has investigated the matter and has made
recommendations to this effect, and still only after the High Court grants an Order for the
dissolution of the Council.
In addressing concerns expressed that new provisions in section 35, which provides for cost
agreements between lawyers and clients, will create an administrative burden for
practitioners the Minister stated that the practical application of this provision was widely
exaggerated in the press and by persons who did not read the provisions of the Act and that
it is hoped that the attorneys will embrace the advantages to client and practitioner alike
and find a way to implement this initiative.
In concluding the Minister thanked the Society and its membership for the privilege of time
spend interacting with fellow members of this noble profession, some of whom may be
former schoolmates or classmates and eagerly expressed his desire for future interaction at
any other events to which he may be invited.
EXPRESSION OF THANKS TO THE GUEST SPEAKER
Charmane Pillay moved a vote of thanks and appreciation to the Minister and presented him
with a gift as a token of the Society’s appreciation.
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PLENARY SESSION
CONSTITUTION OF THE MEETING
The President confirmed the attendance of more than 50 members, constituting a quorum,
and therefore declared the meeting properly constituted.
NOTICE CONVENING THE MEETING
The President requested that the Notice convening the Meeting, having been circulated to
all members on the 29th August 2014, be regarded as read.
The Meeting ACCEPTED that the Notice had been duly given.
ATTENDANCE REGISTER
The President requested members to print when recording their names on the Attendance
Registers which were circulating and to record the apologies of colleagues on the two
separate registers for that purpose, which were also circulating.
APOLOGIES FROM INVITED GUESTS
The Chairperson read out the apologies received from:
Invited Guests:
Adv Thulisile Madonsela, Public Protector (Guest Speaker)
C.P. Fourie, Chairperson of the AFF
D.B. Bekker, Chairperson, Attorneys Development Fund
S. Mbelle, Managing Director of the AIIF
M. Haken, Chairperson, Attorneys Insurance Indemnity Fund
Ms N. Manyathi, News Editor of De Rebus, LSSA
K. Alberts, President of the Cape Law Society
M.J.S. Grobler, Director of the LSNP
Dr L.G. Curlewis, President of Northern Provinces
Mrs C. Marais, Chief Executive Officer of the Free State Law Society
J. Losper, Claims Director, AFF
S. Maile, Board Secretary, AFF
Tony Pillay, Finance Director, LSSA
A. Stansfield, Finance Director of the Fund
S.S. Madiba, Vice-President of Northern Provinces
Ms Barbara Whittle, Communication Manager, LSSA
J. Mhlambi, President of Free State Law Society
Ms L. Burger, Manager: Professional Affairs, LSSA
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dr W.J. Ndaba, Dean: Faculty of Law of the University of Zululand
M. Boqwana, Co-Chairperson of the LSSA & President of NADEL
O. Ramoshaba, Senior Manager: LEAD
R.W. Mokoena, Director of the Cape Law Society
B. Mabunda, President of BLA
Councillors:
Richard Scott, Saber Jazbhay, Eric Barry and Ilan Lax (alternate Council member for
NADEL).
IN MEMORIAM
At the request of the President, the meeting observed a moment of silence in memory of
the following practising attorneys who had passed away since the 2013 AGM:
Recorded on the Annual Report:
2013/10/21
2013/10/22
2013/10/24
2014/03/08
2014/04/09
2014/04/11
2014/04/28
2014/05/03
2014/05/04
2014/06/18
2014/06/18
2014/07/29
2014/08/02
2014/08/05
2014/09/11
Raasma Devi Punchoo
Purushothma Chellakooty
Riana Louise Moore
Bedver John Henry Irving
Ian Thomson Reid
Amardeep Dayanand Beekarun
Vusumuzi Emmanuel Khanyile
Carl Frank Muller
Aurelia Nomcebo Zondi
Gamanlal Dwarkadass
Pamela Dawn Gilson
Martin Edward Kleyn
Colin Botha
Hoosen Jasat
Donald Bonar Malizo Kali
Deceased after the printing of the Annual Report:
2014/09/20
Blessing Nkosinathi Siyabonga Khanyile (Candidate attorney)
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
The Minutes of the previous meeting held on 18 October 2013 at the Delano Room, Suncoast
Conference Centre, Suncoast Boulevard, North Beach, Durban, which were posted to
members on 29 August 2014, were unanimously ADOPTED on proposal by Lunga Peter,
seconded by Umesh Jivan.
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PRESENTATION OF AWARDS:
LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARDS
Following a brief address by Raj Badal on the professional careers of the following six
members that had been in practice for 50 years, they were congratulated, and life
membership awarded to them:
(i)
Mr Hassim Mahomed Seedat, who was admitted on 5 March 1964.
In thanking the Society for the award, Mr Seedat stated that he had accepted the
challenge that black lawyers had to undergo in the early days of his career and was
pleased to note now that there are a significant number of black lawyers.
Of his roll he said that it is only right that any person living in a period of
oppression does what he has to do and that is to see that the oppression that
people suffered will never be repeated again whatever the colour of the people in
power.
(ii)
Mr Raymond David Wartski, who was admitted on 6 March 1964.
Mr Wartski considered it a great privilege and pleasure to receive the award. He
recalled the laborious paperwork from his days of serving articles and marvelled at
the technological advancement over the time of his practising law.
(iii)
Ms Zubeda Kassim Seedat, who was admitted on 23 March 1964.
Ms Seedat stated that she is still very happy to be involved in the profession. She
alluded to the difficulties faced by women in the profession and that she feels very
strongly about women’s rights.
She thanked her colleagues for their cooperation in always being very
accommodating, very thoughtful and for the respectful manner in which they
treated her and her firm and expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to serve
on the Council of the Law Society as the first black female.
(iv)
Mr Pieter Daniel Jacobs, who was admitted on 12 August 1964.
Mr Jacobs thanked the Society and commented that the practise of law is not
easy and never will be easy but that it is his love for people and his desire to
help them that keeps him practising and will continue ot keep him practising for
as long as he can.
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Mr Barry Kruger, who was admitted on 3 September 1964.
Mr Kruger stated that his motto has been that he treated all those whom he
came up against as colleagues and not opposition and that the law had given him
confidence, helped him to achieve much and gave him the satisfaction that he
could, at times, do something good for his fellow human beings.
(vi)
Mrs Moira Ann Medalie, who was admitted on 26 April 1960.
(Leane Ellison received the award on behalf of Mrs Medalie who was unable to
attend the meeting)
PROBONO.ORG PRESENTATION
The President advised the Meeting that the Society agreed to a once off contribution of
R162,000 to ProBono.Org towards the cost of funding the services of a legal professional for
the organisation which he said does sterling work in assisting the poor, the poorest of the
poor. He added that ProBono.Org is in partnership with the Law Society, as is Legal Aid
South Africa, and this these partnerships, together with the efforts of members have
assisted many indigent people to date, for which he expressed appreciation.
The President called upon Asif Essa to present a cheque to Shamika Dwarika, Director:
ProBono.Org - Durban.
Ms Dwarika expressed appreciation and gratitude to the Society on behalf of ProBono.Org
and the many clients that the organisation may be able to assist as a result of the Society’s
contribution, the impact of which cannot be emphasised enough.
She thanked the Law Society for recognising the value of the work being done by
ProBono.Org and for helping vulnerable people who would not otherwise have access to
legal assistance.
PRESENTATION TO SMALL CLAIMS COURT COMMISSIONERS
The President reported to the meeting that the Society, in acknowledging the importance of
probono work, resolved to recognise those who have served for 20 years and more as Small
Claims Court Commissioners and are still active Commissioners.
Certificates were presented to the following long serving Commissioners:
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Years of Service
Presented by Xolile Ntshulana to:
(1)
Alastair Ian Hay
26
(2)
Jayprakash Pundit
24
(3)
Perumalsamy Govender
24
Presented by Gavin McLachlan to:
(4)
Rajendra Khimchand Nathalal
22
(5)
Rajderlal Bandulal
23
(6)
Parmasar Singh
23
(7)
Ashwin Ramdhany Gharbaharan
23
Presented by Lunga Peter to:
(8)
Gerhardus Hendrik Odendaal
23
(9)
Peter George Rousseau
23
(10)
Ajit Devnarain Ramasar
23
(11)
Ramdev Ramasar
23
The following recipients were not present:
(12)
James Howieson Marshall
23
(13)
André Dreyer
21
(14)
Kenneth George Mustard
24
The President thanked the recipients for their dedicated service and encouraged those who
serve to continue whilst appealing to others to become involved.
KWAZULU-NATAL LAW SOCIETY PRIZES FOR BEST FINAL YEAR LAW STUDENTS
The President thanked LexisNexis Butterworths for their financial contribution towards the
awards presented to the best Final Year law students for 2013 at the following Universities:
Umesh Jivan presented scrolls and book vouchers to the following candidates:
Ugendran Nadasen Odayar, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
who was the University's best final year law student. Mr Odayar completed his LLB
degree Summa Cum Laude with an average mark of 84%.
Rubavanie Marimuthu, from the University of Zululand who was the University's best
final year law student. Ms Marimuthu completed her final year with an average mark
of 77%.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Umesh Jivan advised that the following recipient was unavailable to attend the AGM:
Caleb Joel Tudor Jones, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban who was the
University's best final year law student. Mr Jones completed his LLB degree Summa
Cum Laude with an overall mark of 84%.
Managary Reddi, the Dean of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban received the
award on Mr Jones' behalf.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
KWAZULU-NATAL LAW SOCIETY PRIZE IN RECOGNITION OF RECEIVING THE DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, DURBAN FOR 2013 AND RECEIVING THE MANDELA RHODES
SCHOLARSHIP
AT THE
Ntokozo Sphele Qwabe had to leave university as a result of financial constraints, worked as
a cashier, returned to university and completed his degree summa cum laude, received the
Nelson Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and is currently pursuing a post graduate degree at
Oxford University and was therefore unable to attend.
Umesh Jivan presented the scroll and cash award to Qwabe’s siblings Bongekile Qwabe
and Mpendulo Qwabe who attended on his behalf.
Mpendulo Qwabe expressed the gratitude of their family to the Society for the special
honour of the award to Ntokozo Qwabe.
AWARDS TO FIRMS FOR EXCEPTIONAL TRUST INTEREST CONTRIBUTION
The President thanked LexisNexis Butterworths for their contribution towards these awards.
Mr Jan de Beer, Forensic Director of the AFF (on behalf of Mr Motlatsi Molefe, the
Executive Director of the Attorneys Fidelity Fund), presented awards for exceptional
interest contributions by the Attorneys Fidelity Fund to the following firms in the categories
set out below:
Categories
Name of the Firm
Received By
Sole proprietor
Justice Reichin Ramsamy
Bala Govender, Pat Naidoo & Co.
Raja, Pillay Attorneys
Ms Karishma Sewpal
Mr P. Govender
No representative
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-3 Partners/Directors
Halstead Paola
Thorrington-Smith & Silver
Cox & Partners
Lazelle Paola
Mr W.B. Silver
Mr A.B.T. van der Merwe
4-6 Partners/Directors
Meumann & White
DBM Attorneys
Randles Inc.
No representative
Mr Matodzi Neluheni
Mrs Joanna Mayne
7-10 Partners/Directors J. Leslie Smith & Co. Inc.
Mooney Ford Attorneys
Barkers
Christine Speirs
No representative
Ms Romy Croxford
11+ Partners/Directors
Mr Musa Ntsibande
Mr Nigel Woodroffe
Mr Rob Mun-Gavin
Strauss Daly Inc.
Shepstone and Wylie
Garlicke and Bousfield Inc.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The President handed over the chair to Vice-President Asif Essa while dealing with his report
or any discussion on the report.
The President presented his report for the year under review, which was set out from pages
19 to 33 of the Council's report for the year 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014, and which was
circulated to members on 26 September 2014.
The President reported that members were invited to raise any matters arising from the
President’s report which required clarification/explanation prior to the AGM and that no
such requests were received.
The President gave the following commentary on matter arising from his report as
additional information:
He stated that it is a great pleasure to report on the activities of the council for the year
under review.
He alluded to the challenges faced in greater regulatory oversight necessary as the
membership grows but with limited resources to address such growing need. The current
statistics reveal a range of 60 to 120 complaints received a month which adds to the volume
already received and which creates a huge backlog given the limited resources.
The President thanked the Councillors here and the staff and called upon members to assist
and make themselves available when called upon to serve.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------He drew attention to the Minister of Justice’s address on reforms within the profession in
the form of the Legal Practice Act and recounted with respect that former President
Mandela also initiated reforms in the profession, together with the former Minister of
Justice, the first Minister of Justice in our democratic dispensation, Dullah Omar
significantly the right of appearance of attorneys in the High Court. These reforms, past and
present, were initiated in order to transform the legal profession for the benefit of society
and not for the benefit of members of the profession.
Of the Legal Practice Act the President reported that all constituent members of the Law
Society of South Africa attended a strategic session regarding the question of the National
Forum, its implementation and of course where the profession is heading in the future.
The President emphasised the importance of members registering as accountable
institutions in terms of the Financial Intelligence Act and encouraged members to contact
the Society’s Business Development department for assistance in this regard. He referred to
the statistics which indicate that only 65% of member firms are registered.
The President reported to the meeting that Chief Justice Mogoeng-Mogoeng had established
a National Efficiency Enhancement Committee which involves participation of all
stakeholders who have an interest in the efficient operation of the Courts and the
promotion of access to justice.
This initiative has filtered through to provincial level with the Judges President having
established Provincial Efficiency Enhancement Committee, the Society having
representation hereon.
The President concluded by thanking council members for their support during the year,
members who volunteered their services to assist with the work of the Society, the
management and staff for their hard work and dedication under circumstances which are
trying at most times and wished them well for the future.
The Chairperson (Vice President Asif Essa) declared the report open for discussion.
There being no discussion the President’s report was ADOPTED on the proposal of Eric Zaca,
seconded by Umesh Jivan.
Asif Essa handed the chair back to the President as this stage.
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Asif Essa, Chairperson of the Finance Committee, reported on the financial performance of
the Society for the period July 2013 to June 2014 and in so doing presented the Annual
Financial Statements for the year ended June 2014 which were unqualified.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The following are the salient points reported by Essa:
Due to the low recovery rate on long outstanding debts on both Trade Receivables (primarily
subscriptions) and Enquiry Debtors the Society will continue to have a high provision for
doubtful debts. This is in line with the financial reporting requirement that at the end of
every financial year the Society is required to assess the recoverability of its debtors and
based on that assessment make a provision for doubtful debts. It is to be noted that the
Society will continue to attempt to recover all outstanding debts.
The Society realised a Surplus primarily as a result of curtailed expenditure assisted by
improved income from investments with exceptional performance on equity investment, but
also as a result of the AFF contribution towards the operation of the library which is now a
national resource.
The Balance Sheet of the Society reflects that current liabilities are adequately covered by
its current assets having particular regard to the cash and investment holding against trade
and other payables.
Subscriptions are the second major source of income following Agency Fee but the recovery
is an area of great concern. Essa reminded members that the Society is required to pay a
Capitation Levy to the Law Society of South Africa irrespective of whether or not members
pay their subscriptions therefore the non-payment of subscriptions has a double impact on
the Society’s finances.
The policy adopted on expenditure remains the same as in previous years. The operating
budget is based on a consideration of the previous years expenses with an allowance made
for increased costs. Management continue to apply strict controls and expenditure. Essa
reported that the operational and administrative expenses were well within the budget for
the period under review and almost in line with the 2013 expenditure despite increasing
costs.
Essa acknowledged the contribution from the Attorneys Fidelity Fund towards the costs of
operating the national resource library.
As regards the Budget Essa reported that Council approved the 2014/2015 budget as
proposed by the Finance Committee. The said budget anticipates a Deficit of about
R3.27 million. The Income budget was prepared conservatively given the economic
conditions and the fact that the interest rates are likely to remain the same in the near
future. Council approved the proposal of a R50 increase in subscriptions.
The Chairperson concluded by thanking the Manager: Finance, Thandanani Zondi for his
efforts in managing the Society’s finances and to the Director and other managers for
assisting in the process.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Adoption of Annual Financial Statements
Asif Essa thanked members of the Finance Committee of the Law Society, Thandanani Zondi,
the Manager: Finance and Gavin John, the Director, for their input, expertise and assistance
throughout the year.
The Chairperson of the Finance Committee proposed the ADOPTION of the Annual
Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2014, which was seconded by Raj Badal.
Discussion:
The being no discussion the Annual Financial Statements were ADOPTED.
Approval of Auditor’s Remuneration
The Chairperson of the Finance Committee proposed the PAYMENT of the Auditor's
remuneration to Mitchell's Chartered Accountant in an amount of R91,200 inc VAT, which
was seconded by Raj Badal.
Discussion:
The being no discussion the Auditor’s remuneration was APPROVED.
Increase in Subscriptions
The Chairperson of the Finance Committee proposed an INCREASE in the subscriptions for
the 2014/2015 year for all members, seconded by Raj Badal.
AREA
Durban/PMB
Country
Declared
CURRENT
VAT Exc
R2 010.00
R1 900.00
R1 390.00
VAT Inc
R2 291.40
R2 166.00
R1 584.60
Proposal at AGM for Approval
VAT Exc
VAT Inc
R2 060.00
R2 348.40
R2 060.00
R2 348.40
R1 440.00
R1 641.60
Discussion:
The being no discussion the proposed increase was APPROVED.
Appointment of Auditors
The Chairperson of the Finance Committee proposed the APPOINTMENT of auditors as
follows:
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Mitchell's Incorporated for the auditing of the auditing of the business books of
account; and
(2)
Roshan Morar and Associates for auditing the trust interest and curator books of
account and to report to the Attorneys Fidelity Fund.
for the 2014/2015 financial year, which proposal was seconded by Muke Kheswa.
Discussion:
There being no discussion hereon, the proposal was ADOPTED.
ELECTION OF COUNCIL
The President proposed the ADOPTION of the Motion for the failure to give adequate time
for the completion of the voting process as a result of:
i.
Difficulties experienced by members in accessing the nomination forms
electronically.
(The current Rule does not place an obligation to call for nominations but it appears
that there are shortcomings and the Rule must be revised to be user friendly in its
electronic dissemination of information).
ii.
Postal strikes which may have delayed the process.
iii.
Council resolution that the voting process must continue and the Ballot papers
posted in light of substantive compliance and the significant steps taken towards
the elections.
The Motion was seconded by Praveen Sham.
There were no objections and the Election process was declared valid.
Results of the Elections
The President reported that;
i.
BLA had re-deployed the same five Councillors that were serving on the Council.
ii.
NADEL had also re-deployed the same five Councillors that were serving on the
Council.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------iii.
In terms of Statutory Councillors, Pietermaritzburg based Councillors John Christie,
Gavin McLachlan, Richard Scott and Country based Councillors Eric Barry and
Praveen Sham were appointed, the number of nominations equalling the number of
positions available in these areas.
iv.
As result of the nomination of six persons for five positions for the Durban area an
election was necessary.
The President called upon the Director to report on the results of the election.
The Director, Gavin John opened the envelope containing the results (sealed pending
condonation) and announced that:
•
The nominees for the Greater Durban area who were Leane Ellison, Saber Ahmed
Jazbhay, Ebrahim Aboobaker Moolla, Vernon Ralph David O’Connell, Umesh Jivan and
Manette Strauss.
•
A total number of votes received were 425, of which 14 were spoilt leaving a total of
411 valid votes.
•
The successful candidates were Leane Ellison, Saber Ahmed Jazbhay,
Ebrahim Aboobaker Moolla, Vernon Ralph David O’Connell and Manette Strauss
The President congratulated those successful nominees and welcomed them back onto
Council, including Leane Ellison who had served as a Councillor previously.
The President thanked Umesh Jivan for making himself available and wished him well.
Thanking of Scrutineers
The President thanked the following scrutineers who spent an entire day counting the votes:
Josette Tanille Finger
Brains Siphamandla Mabaso
Nasreen De'Almeida
CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL BUSINESS
MEMBER’S MOTION
There was no special business submitted by members.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS BY COUNCIL
DRAFT REVISED UNIFORM RULES
Praveen Sham introduced and proposed the adoption of the draft Revised Uniform Rules.
The document was circulated to all members prior to the AGM.
Praveen Sham moved for the adoption of the draft Revised Uniform Rules, seconded by
Xolile Ntshulana.
There being no discussion or debate the Motion was CARRIED.
GENERAL
Asif Essa stated that the year under review was particularly challenging even insofar as the
operation of the constituent members of Council. He expressed his gratitude to the council
members and the membership of the legal fraternity in KwaZulu-Natal for seeing these
challenges through.
Essa thanked the President for his leadership through the challenges to a positive end of his
tenure as President and for a job well done.
The President thanked Asif Essa for the acknowledgement.
Ash Harrypersad stated that the Council had omitted to thank Umesh Jivan, who was not reelected to serve, for his contribution to the work of the Society over the past two years.
Essa responded that this was prompted by the speaker and that the President would do that
in concluding the meeting.
Gavin John advised of the lucky draw prizes available which prizes were awarded as
follows:
Sponsor
Prize Winner
Lexis Nexis:
Nishan Kumlal Nehru
Justice Reichin Ramsamy
R K Nathalal & Company
Korbitec
Punji Pillay
Suri Naidoo from A K Essack Morgan Naidoo & Company
Pat Bundilal
Kissoon Ramesar.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Juta
Krish Govender
PPS
Warren Burn
Sabinet
Zama Enuya
CLOSURE
In announcing the closure the President thanked Umesh Jivan for his contribution to the
work of the Society and the profession.
He thanked the members for their attendance and invited them to the cocktail function
after the meeting.
The President then closed the meeting.
MINUTES CONFIRMED ON
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PRESIDENT/CHAIRPERSON
16 October 2015
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING : 17 OCTOBER 2014
ATTENDANCES
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Anglia, Haroon (Sneller Recordings)
Gunpath, R.
Archary, S.
Harban, T.
Askew, Rob
Haripersad, Ash
Badal, Abin
Harris, Claudia
Badal, Raj
Hathorn, D.
Badri, Vinesh
Hay, Alastair
Bandulal, R.
Hlengwe, Zanele (Legal Aid)
Barnard, Ettienne
Jacobs, P.
Bigby, James
Jafta, V.
Biyela, N.
Jenkins, Ant
Burne, Garth
Jordaan, J.D.S.
Burne, Gerald
Jugal, J.
Burns, Warren (Meumann White)
Kheswa, N.S.
Cebisa, P.
Khoza, Zakhele
Chetty, Petrina
King, I.
Christie, J.O.
Kistan, Suren
Davis, K. (Kath Jones Att)
Klein, J.
Dayanand, Nicole (Andre Botha)
Kruger, B.
Dayanand, Sherry
Kruger, B.J.
De Beer, J.B.
Lecolle Grech, R.A.
De Freitas, D.
Liasides, Frederike
Del Veccho, Roberto
Lockhat, Solly
Dwarika, S.
Lugomo, P.
Ellison, L.
Luthuli, T.
Freeguard, Jenna
Maharaj, A.
Garford, Romy (Barkers)
Maharaj, Jenny
Garib, Nirasha
Maharaj, Nalini
Gharbaharan, Ashwin
Maharaj, R.
Goolam, H.E.
Maharaj, R.
Govender, Bala
Maharaj, S.
Govender, Krish
Maharajh, Alinash B.
Gumede, Musa
Mahes, N.
“A.2”
Mahlobo, E.T. (E.T.M. Att)
Naidoo, Morgan
Maistry, T.
Naidoo, S.
Malinela, N.
Narain, R.
Maré, Louis
Nathalal, R.K.
Marimuthu, P. (Legal Aid SA)
Ndlovu, Kwenza
Marimuthu, R.
Neluheni, Matodzi
Maseko, N.P.
Neyiwa, Sbabhe (Lushen Pillay Att)
Masipa, Mokgere
Ngcamu, S.K.
Massel, Hilary (Maesel)
Ngcobo, R.S.
Mbhele, N. (GNG)
Ngcobo, Z.
Mbili, T.A.
Ngubo, Sizwe (Mduduzi Ngcobo Att)
Mchunu, F.M.
Ngwane, Z.J.
McKenna, Michael
Ngwenya, S.
Mdaka, Vela
Ngxingweni, T.A.
Mdletshe, Victor
Ngxongo, Menzies
Memka, Mimie
Nhwangulela, M.A.
Michael, Michelle
Nirghin, R.
Mkhize, Hlengiwe
Nirhoo, Arshana
Mkhize, Philani
Nirhoo, N.K.
Mkhize, Sanelisiwe
Nohiya, Andile (Legal Aid DBN)
Mllambo, T.
Nonyengo, M.P.
Moodley, Magesh
Ntobela, S.M.
Moodley, S.
Ntshulana, Xolile
Moola, Ebi
Ntsibande, S.R.
Moonegha, Nicol (E.R. Browne)
Nxumalo, Madoda
Mpumlwana, Thina (Dunn & Sias Att)
Nyila, Songezo
Msomi, Sifiso
Nzimande, S.
Mthembu, Prince
O'Connell, V.
Mthiyane, N.
Odayar, Ugendran
Mukansi, MacKenzie
Odendaal, G.
Mulovhedzi, Duduzile
O'Dwyer, V.
Mun-Gavin, Robin
Padayachee, S.
Munglee, H.
Pamalingum, Yogambal (Nolan Naicker)
Muthen, Thirusha
Panday, Nishana
Nagesar, Atisha
Paola, Lazelle
Naicker, Nolan
Parshotam, Suresh
Naidoo, Cynthia
Partab, Srish
Naidoo, K.
Pereira Correira, R.
Naidoo, Liasanta (Audie Botha)
Perumal, L.
Naidoo, M.
Peter, Lunga
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Phumelela, Dlamini
Seedat, Zubeda
Phungula, L.M.
Sewpal, Karishma
Pillay, Charmane
Sewpersad, Asha
Pillay, D.B.
Sewpersad, Renu
Pillay, Logan
Sham, P.
Pillay, M.L.
Shembe, P.
Pillay, P.
Singh, Arvin
Pillay, S.
Singh, Ashika
Pillay, Segran
Singh, Memtha (Zubeda K. Seedat)
Pillay, T.P.
Singh, Parmasar
Pillay, Vasinthee
Sissing, L.
Pundit, J.
Smith, S.
Pundit, Priscilla
Sobey, Russell
Purdon, Bev
Sosibo, Memory
Qumba, M.
Speirs, C.I.
Qwabe, B.
Strauss, M.
Qwabe, M.
Swart, Nic
Radebe, E.P.M.
Tembe, T.A.
Radebe, S.
Thebe, Mapula
Radebe, Z.
Turner, Kevin
Rajaruthnam, Sugandhini
Van der Merwe, A.B.T.
Rajcoomar, Pranil
Vedan, J.D.
Ralfe, Robin (E.R. Browne)
Wartski, R.D.
Ramasar, A.D.
Wilson, Chrishna (Arvin Singh Att)
Ramasar, M.
Woodhaymal, R.
Ramasar, R.
Woodroffe, Nigel
Ramasir, Kisoon
Wright, J.L.
Ramjathan, Pearline
Xarensha, M.D. (Xahole Att)
Ramnarain, Pravisha
Zaca, Eric
Rampersad, Shamin
Zwane, A.C.
Reddi, M.
Reddy, J.
Reddy, Melanie
Rhodes, Dylan (Woodhead Bigby)
Rousseau, P.G.
Samuel, D.
Seedat, A.S.
Seedat, C.
Seedat, F.
Seedat, H.
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APOLOGIES
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Adrain, J.
Mthethwa, Sipho
Argyropoulos, E.S.
Myeni, Ayanda
Atkinson, Mark
Nair, V.
Audie, Joe
Ndlovu, V.J.
Bigby, H.S.B.
Paruk, Z.
Brereton, Randal
Pather, Sungaree
Daly, Vaugn
Persad, Vicke
Dasarath, M.
Peter, K.
De Goede, N.
Pilkington, C.
Duma, Phiwa
Pillay, K.
Govender, T.
Pillay, Ranjinee
Haslop, R.D.
Pillay, Survarna
Hassam, Fahiza
Posemann, M.
Hicks, Lauren
Pretorius, N.J.
Hudson, John
Rampersad, Reshmi
Hussain, R.
Scott, Andrew
Johnson, Ian
Sigamoney, M.
Jona, Ntombifuthi
Sithapersad, Whyona
Kissonlall, A.
Smith, James
Kurz, B.L.
Smith, James
Le Roux, Michelle
Smith, Warren
Lee, Chris
Takalo, D.
MacDonald, R.C.
Trotter, Lawrence
Marajh, Anupa
Udesh Ramesar, Udesh
Marajh, Sashi
Vercuil, Dirk
Martin, M.
Wright, Byron
Mbelle, S.
Wright, Shelly
Meer, R
Youngleson, M.A.
Meyer, T.
Moodley, Vincent
Mpungose, N.E.
Mthembu, V.B.