Question NW1240 to the Minister of Transport

Reply:

Of the 102 law firms reported to the Legal Practice Council (LPC) for mismanagement of their trust accounts, only 42 firms (listed below) have as yet not repaid the duplicate payments they received from Road Accident Fund (RAF).

As part of its recovery procedures the RAF withheld further payment to law firms identified as having received duplicate payments. However, a full bench of the North Guateng High Court, Pretoria, delivered judgment on 9 April 2021, in the matter of Road Accident Fund v Legal Practice Council and Others (58145/2020) [2021] ZAGPPHC 173, ordering the suspending of certain categories of writs of execution and warrants of attachment against the RAF, and in its judgment states that it does not believe that the RAF should withhold payments from successful claimants because of a dispute between the RAF and the law firms acting for the claimants. The court indicated that the RAF must instead approach the court on a case-by-case basis.

Consequently, the RAF has brought an Application in the North Guateng High Court, Pretoria, citing the 42 legal firms; the LPC; the Sheriff, Pretoria Central; the Sheriff, Pretoria East; the Sheriff, Centurion East the Sheriff, Johannesburg Central; the Sheriff, Johannesburg North; and, ABSA Bank Ltd. The details of the 42 law firms cited in the Application are as follows:

 

1. Phefadu AP Attorneys with its business address at Suite 407-408, Savelkouls Building, Cnr Paul Kruger & Pretorius Street.

2. CN Phukubje Attorneys with its business address at 83 Albertina Sisulu Street Corner Von Brandis Street Bradlows Building, Works @ Market 4th Floor Offices 405-407.

3. Feke-Myeko Attorneys with its business address at 380 Bosman Street Pretoria.

4. Frans Rabie Attorneys with its business address at 110A Themba Shozi Street, Balfour, Mpumalanga, 2410.

5. Gura Tlaletsi & Partners with its business address at 38 Carrington Street Mafikeng Industrial Mafikeng, North West.

6. KG Mashigo Attorneys with its business address at 58 Marshall Street Marshall Street Marshalltown Johannesburg.

7. Lekopane Khumalo Attorneys with its business address at Office 1, Grongo’s Centre, 40 Mouton Street, Hendrina, Mpumalanga.

8. Letheba Makgato & Associates with its business address at 81 Ampthill Avenue, Suite 2, @nd Floor, Central House Building, Benoni.

9. Mahlangu SV with its business address at 507 Spuy Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria, Gauteng.

10. Makhurupetzi Attorneys with its business address at Suite 106 and 107, First Floor, Olivetti House, Cnr Pretorius and Sophie De Bruyne Streets.

11. Makokga Sebei Inc with its business address at Tudor Chambers Office No 0240 229 Helen Joseph Street Pretoria.

12. Malange Attorneys with its business address at 28 Helen Joseph Street, Suite 107 Church Square Building, Pretoria.

13. Malose Matsaung Attorneys with its business address at 238 Paul Kruger Street, Standard Bank Chambers, Pretoria Central, Pretoria.

14. Maluleka Tlhasi Inc with its business address at 754 Stanza Bopape Street, Eastcliff, Pretoria.

15. Mammile A M Attorneys with its business address at Mammile Law Chambers, 130 Highveld Road, Kempton Park.

16. Matodzi Neluheni Attorneys with its business address at 70 Sutherland Street, Newcastle Central, Newcastle.

17. Mphahlele MR Attorneys with its business address at 17B Biccard Street, Polokwane Central, Polokwane, 0699.

18. Mpho Mashiloane Attorneys with its business address at 38 Marloth Street, Mbombela,1201/ Tarentaal Shopping Center, corner Ou Kaapschenhoop & N4 Nelspruit Office No TA 03

19. Muleya Attorneys with its business address at G06, 1064 Arcadia Street, Hatfield, Pretoria 0083.

20. Musa Baloyi Attorneys with its business address at Mageza Road, Giyani-E, Giyani 0826.

21. Mzamo Attorneys with its business address at Suite 2, 3rd Floor, West Wing Suites, 132 Fox Street, Johannesburg.

22. N.T Ntshele Attorneys with its business address at Suite 325, Bank Towers, 190 Thabo Sehume Street, Pretoria, 001.

23. Ndambakuwa Attorneys with its business address at 200 Pretorius Street, Pretoria Central, Pretoria.

24. Ndlovu Attorneys with its business address at 15A Park Street, Kempton Park Central, Kempton Park, 1620.

25. Nomvula Meyiwa Incorporated / Meyiwa Inc with its business address at 525 Mendelson Street, Cnr Garsfontein & Isie-Smuts Street, Constantia Park, Glenstantia, Pretoria.

26. Nxumalo and Radebe Inc with its business address at Stand Number 265 Elukwatini Crossing, Elukwatini-A, Elukwatini.

27. PM Mositsa Inc with its business address at Lapa Building,380 Bosman Street, Pretoria. 28. PP Milazi Attorneys with its business address at 212 Rahima Moosa Street, Johannesburg 2001.

29. Raleswinga Attorneys with its business address at 523 Stanza Bopape Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0007.

30. Ramaselela MC Attorneys with its business address at 100 Pretorius Street, Suite 106 Olivetti House, Pretoria.

31. S Twala Attorneys with its business address at 2nd floor, Mathomo House, 132 Fox Street, Cnr Kruis Street.

32. Shabangu & Beauchamp (Pretoria) with its business address at Shop 15, Bothongo Plaza West, Francis Baard Street, Pretoria Central, Pretoria,0001.

33. Simpsons Attorneys Incorporated with its business address at 77 Troon Road, Greenside, Randburg.

34. T A Matshanda Trust with its business address at Suite 1309 - 1310, 13th Floor, His Majesty Building Cnr Commissioner & Joubert Street, Johannesburg.

35. T Khumalo Attorneys with its business address at Office 6, 17th Floor, Marble Towers, 201 Rahima Moosa Street, Johannesburg.

36. Taute Bouwer & Cilliers Incorporated with its business address at 827 25th Avenue, Rietfontein, Pretoria.

37. TC Rampatla Incorporated with its business address at Absa Building, Suite 208, 250 Pretorius Street, Pretoria Central.

38. K Malao Attorneys with its business address at 3710 Amberfield Valley Capensis Avenue Rooihuiskraal North Ext 24 Centurion.

39. Mouton & Williams Attorneys with its business address at 263,297 Ontdekkers Road, Carenvale, Roodeport,1724.

40. Modibedi Sebele Phethoe Attorneys with its business address at 44 Rooihuiskraal Road, The Reeds Centurion.

41. HC Madike Attorneys with its business address at 13 Jan Kemp Street Pongola Kwazulu Natal and at 235 Helen Joseph Street Suite 303, 3rd Floor Burlington House, Pretoria.

42. Erasmus ELS Inc t/a Erasmus Scheepers with its business address at 172 Bronkhorst Street Nieuw Muckleneuk Pretoria.

The names of the 102 law firms reported to the Legal Practice Council (LPC) for mismanagement of their trust accounts, are as follows:

1. ABRAM PHUTIANE PHEFADU
2. BALOYI ATTORNEYS
3. CHUEU ATTORNEYS INC
4. CN PHUKUBJE ATTORNEYS
5. ERASMUS ELS INC T/A ERASMUS SCHEEPE
6. ERWEE ATTORNEYS (MUSINA)
7. FEKE-MYEKO ATTORNEYS
8. FRANS RABIE ATTORNEYS
9. GUMBO & CO
10. GUR TLALETSI & PARTNERS
11. HANLIE BRUWER ATTORNEYS
12. HLUNGWANI TG ATTORNEYS
13. JACOBS AND MAKWAKWA ATTORNEYS
14. JD SKHOSANA ATTORNEYS
15. K MALAO INC
16. KG MASHIGO ATTORNEYS
17. KHOROMMBI MABULI INCORPORATION
18. KOMANE ATTORNEY
19. LEKOPANE KHUMALO ATTORNEYS
20. LETHABO MOKOENA ATTORNEYS
21. LETHEBA MAKGATO & ASSOCIATES
22. LM MAILA INCORPORATED
23. M RAMOGOTSWA INC ATTORNEYS
24. MA MOTHAPO ATTORNEYS
25. MA MPHOLOANE INC
26. MADIKE HC ATTORNEYS
27. MAHLANGU SV
28. MAHOLOBELA INC ATTORNEYS
29. MAJA MATSIMELA ATTORNEYS
30. MAKAU PHEFADU & PARTNERS
31. MAKHURUPETZI ATTORNEYS
32. MAKOKGA SEBEI INC
33. MALAN M ATTORNEYS
34. MALANGE ATTORNEYS
35. MALATJI ATTORNEYS
36. MALATJI MOLOSH & POOE
37. MALOSE MATSAUNG ATTORNEYS
38. MALULEKA TLHASI INC
39. MAMMILE A M ATTORNEYS
40. MAMOKGALAKE CHUENE ATTORNEYS
41. MANTON J J S
42. MASHAPA
43. MASHEGO P PROKEREURS INC
44. MASWENENG ATTORNEYS
45. MATHEKGA ATTORNEYS
46. MATODZI NELUHENI
47. MBOWENI MALULEKE INCORPORATED ATTOR
48. MG MALI ATTORNEYS
49. MJ MOSIKARI
50. MMELA MTSWENI
51. MODIBEDI SEBELE PHETOE ATTORNEYS
52. MOGAU SETSHOANE
53. MOHULATSI ATTORNEYS INC
54. MOKGATLE LESOLE ATTORNEYS
55. MOKHABUKHI ATTORNEYS
56. MOLEPO INCORPORATED ATTORNEYS(PTY)
57. MOLOSI
58. MOUTON & WILLIAMS ATTORNEYS
59. MP MNGOMEZULU INCORPORATED
60. MPHAHLELE MR ATTORNEYS
61. MPHO MASHILOANE
62. MT MAKWELA ATTORNEYS
63. MTSHWENI INC ATTORNEYS
64. MTSWENI INC ATTORNEYS
65. MULEYA ATTORNEYS
66. MUNRO FLOWERS & VERMAAK
67. MUSA BALOYI ATTORNEYS
68. MZAMO ATTORNEYS
69. N.T NTSHELE ATTORNEYS
70. NDALA ATTORNEYS
71. NDAMBAKUWA
72. NDHLOVU BORNVENTURE ATTORNEYS
73. NDLOVU ATTORNEYS
74. NDOBELA AND LAMOLA ATTORNEYS
75. NOMVULA MEYIWA INCORPORATED
76. NTLOEDIBE ATTORNEYS
77. NTSHANGASE SS ATTORNEYS
78. NXUMALO AND RADEBE INC
79. PJ FAURIE ATTORNEYS
80. PM MOSITSA INC
81. PN HLATSWAYO ATTORNEYS
82. PP MILAZI ATTORNEYS
83. RALESWINGA ATT
84. RAMASELELA MC ATTORNEYS
85. RATSHIVHOMBELA ATTORNEYS
86. RENE FOUCHE INCORPORATED
87. ROME ANTHONY IAN
88. S TWALA ATTORNEYS
89. SANCHEZ SKOSANA INCORPORATED
90. SELAMOLELA INC
91. SELOLO TLOU INCORPORATED
92. SHABANGU & BEAUCHAMP (PRETORIA)
93. SIMPSONS ATTORNEYS INCORPORATED
94. SPRUYT INC
95. T A MATSHANDA TRUST
96. T KHUMALO ATTORNEYS
97. TAUTE BOUWER & CILLIERS INC
98. TC RAMPATLA INCORPORATED
99. THINDISA ATTORNEYS
100. TL KEKANA ATTORNEYS
101. VAN VELDEN DUFFEY
102. VAN WYK ATTORNEYS (MARSHALLTOWN)