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#CountryDuty #LegalPracticeCode CONCLUSION JSA seeks to assist the Court in highlighting that: - the JSA’s facts are relevant to the backdrop against which the aims of the Code are assessed and the selection of an appropriate remedy, if the Code is declared to be invalid in any respect; and - there is an ambiguity in the applicants’ case on the issue whether scoring on the basis of attorneys’ use of black counsel is per se invalid or only invalid because of the manner in which it was applied in the promulgation of the impugned Code. Given the limited scope of the JSA’s admission as amicus and the remit of these written submissions, the JSA does not envisage it as being necessary to make oral submissions at the hearing but it shall maintain a watching brief at the hearing and be available to the Court to address any aspect, if required.

Tumi Sole

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about 2 months ago

#CountryDuty Below are high level pointers that I’m sharing from the Amicus (friend of the court) the Joburg Society of Advocates submissions in the #LegalPracticeCode matter. The role of an Amicus is to help the court reach a decision & often they submit facts and statistics for consideration by the Court. The submissions are brilliant sadly point to a systemic & long journey ahead in the legal profession especially with regards to transformation: - The JSA's membership has undergone significant demographic changes over the last three decades. - As of late 2025, 55% of the JSA’s members are black and 39% are women, 11 compared with the overwhelming white and male Bar of the past. However, these numbers belie the stubborn inequalities that remain at the Bar, as is evident at the level of senior counsel and in the high attrition rates among juniors. Of the 238 senior counsel at the JSA at the end of 2025, 171 were white (71.8%), of which 148 were white men (62.2%). There were only 45 black silks (18.9%) of which the overwhelming majority (37) were men. There were only eight black African women senior counsel, constituting just 3.36% of all silks. These figures illustrate that progression and retention, rather than entry, remain the primary transformation bottlenecks at the JSA. Attrition statistics reflect that black juniors continue to leave the Bar in greater numbers. Over the last 5 years, 406 junior counsel (with more than 1 year of seniority) left the JSA. Of these members, 272 (66%) were Black junior counsel; of which 108 were Black female junior counsel. The attrition rates amongst juniors in the first four years of practice were particularly high, with 142 juniors departing between 2020 and 2025, of which 85% were black juniors.’

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Below are high level pointers that I’m sharing from the Amicus (friend of the court) the Joburg Society of Advocates submissions in the #LegalPracticeCode matter.

The role of an Amicus is to help the court reach a decision & often they submit facts and statistics for consideration by the Court.

The submissions are brilliant sadly point to a systemic & long journey ahead in the legal profession especially with regards to transformation:

- The JSA's membership has undergone significant demographic changes over
the last three decades.

- As of late 2025, 55% of the JSA’s members are black and 39% are women, 11 compared with the overwhelming white and male Bar of the past.

However, these numbers belie the stubborn inequalities that remain at the Bar, as is evident at the level of senior counsel and in the high attrition rates among juniors.

Of the 238 senior counsel at the JSA at the end of 2025, 171 were white (71.8%),
of which 148 were white men (62.2%).

There were only 45 black silks (18.9%) of which the overwhelming majority (37) were men. There were only eight black African women senior counsel, constituting just 3.36% of all silks.

These figures illustrate that progression and retention, rather than entry, remain
the primary transformation bottlenecks at the JSA.

Attrition statistics reflect that black juniors continue to leave the Bar in greater
numbers.

Over the last 5 years, 406 junior counsel (with more than 1 year of seniority) left the JSA.

Of these members, 272 (66%) were Black junior counsel; of which 108 were Black female junior counsel.

The attrition rates amongst juniors in the first four years of practice were particularly high, with 142 juniors departing between 2020 and 2025, of which 85% were black juniors.’

Tumi Sole

@tumisole

about 2 months ago

Today, as outlined on #CountryDuty #TSNews below, an important legal and precedent setting case will be heard this week by the High Court. A special shoutout to a WOMANDLA team led by Adv Kate Hofmeyr SC acting for the Johannesburg Society of Advocates & Amicus in the matter. Kate Hofmeyr SC is joined by an all female junior counsel team: Chris McChonacie Jade Naidoo Palesa Malinga #CountryDuty

tumisole's tweet photo. Today, as outlined on #CountryDuty #TSNews below, an important legal and precedent setting case will be heard this week by the High Court.

A special shoutout to a WOMANDLA team led by Adv Kate Hofmeyr SC acting for the Johannesburg Society of Advocates & Amicus in the matter.

Kate Hofmeyr SC is joined by an all female junior counsel team:

Chris McChonacie

Jade Naidoo

Palesa Malinga

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