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Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi on Tuesday said their priorities for the year included fighting crime and corruption, increasing access to justice and deepening the transformation of the legal sector.
#news #MmamolokoKubayi #LegalSectorCode #enforcement #fight #crime #corruption
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3/..Big Law vs Transformation
Stats that hurt:
In 2024, out of 1,111 partners in top firms - only 25% Black.
The Legal Sector Charter changes the game:
Progressive targets - 30% β 40% β 50% Black partners.
#LSC #BBEE #LegalSectorCode #BigLawVsTransformation #Nadel #BlackConveyancersAssociation #Pabasa #BLA
Advocate Muzi Frederick Sikhakhane SC ;
is a refined and well processed legal jewel . We stand in full and unwavering support of the Legal Sector Code .
#LegalSectorCode
#JusticeβοΈπΏπ¦
6/..More on Purposive Interpretation of Statutes.
The correction of a will is not to supplant the will but to make that will effective.
He says it is that spirit that thw BEE Act and the Legal Sector Code must be interpreted.
#LegalSectorCode #BBEE #TransformationSA #BigLawVsTransformation #BlackConveyancersAssociation #BLA #AFT
4/..Then Sikhakhane laid it bare to the judges:
What would you choose?
To condone some imperfection in the process - or sacrifice humanity and the deep problems of exclusion in the profession?
#BigLawVsTransformation #LegalSectorCode #BlackConveyancersAssociation #BLA #BasadiBaMolao
Advocate Matseleng Lekoane, of Basadi ba Molao, tells the court women in law will continue leaving practice due to lack of transformation. She says many left because of lack of work opportunities.
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Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane argues the heart of the legal sector code and transformation policies is an existential problem.
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I had to stop and watch the proceedings. You can't drive when Adv Sikhakhane SC is addressing the court. #LegalSectorCode
#LegalSectorCode: Advocate Terry Motau, representing Advocates For Transformation, argues the legal sector code is a first step to breathe life to transformation of the legal profession.
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In September 2024, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau gazetted the Legal Sector Code (LSC), introducing a sector-specific B-BBEE framework aimed at accelerating transformation in South Africaβs legal profession.
#news #ParksTau #gazetted #LegalSectorCode #BBBEE #framework #accelerate #transformation #legal #profession
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3/...The Judge even giggled and said:
βFull circleβ
History really does come full circle.
Powerful & symbolic moment. Nalane was definitely saying something. Wonder what it isπ€
#LegalSectorCode #BBEE #DeneysReitz #TransformationSA #PtaHighCourt #SouthAfricanHistory
"Return the privilege": Advocate Zenzile Matebese argues in Legal Sector Code litigation.
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#LegalSectorCode: Advocate Zinzile Matebese, for justice justice minister, says beneficiaries of apartheid crimes want to protect privileges. He quotes former chief justice Mogoeng.
He makes a submission in the Legal Sector Code litigation.
#LegalSectorCode: Advocate Fana Nalane argues large law firms are not forced to comply with the Legal Sector Code but challenge the policy on transformation to safeguard commercial interests and contracts with banks because their B-BBEE scores would drop.
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#LegalSectorCode: Minister Parks Tau's legal representative, advocate Fana Nalane, started his argument saying transformation is a non-negotiable. He argues the Minister in approving the legal sector transformation policy followed all legal requirements.
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#LegalSectorCode: Black Lawyers Association President Nkosana Mvundlela says the Legal Sector Code is important to safeguard the transformation of the judiciary.
He speaks on transformation as four large law firms challenge the legal sector code transformation policy @BDliveSA
the pushback is exactly why the #LegalSectorCode is so vital. π€πΎ
Firms fighting 50% ownership and 40% briefing quotas are effectively trying to gatekeep the highest levels of the profession. Success for the LPC means the ceiling finally breaks for junior lawyers waiting for a fair shot at real ownership. ποΈπΏπ¦ #Transformation #LPC #BEE
#LegalSectorCode: The high court in Pretoria will today hear the biggest litigation against government's transformation policy for the legal sector.
Adv Tembeka Ngcukaitobi for Webber Wentzel. Adv Fana Nalane for @TauParks and Adv Azhar Bham for the applicant.
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Johannesburg Society of Advocates (JSA) on lack of diversity in SC ranks:
βOf the 238 senior counsel at the JSA (2025), 171 were white (71%). There were only 45 black silks (18.9%) of which the overwhelming majority (37) were men.β
https://t.co/WTAf7Gb4u0
#LegalSectorCode case
We remain fully committed to meaningful transformation and believe a sector-specific B-BBEE Code must be practical, evidence-based and sustainable to ensure long-term progress in the legal profession.
Read the full press release: https://t.co/zoDp4v6j7l
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