Question NW29 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
16 April 2024 - NW29
Mkhwebane, Adv B to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What (a) are the reasons for the delay in gazetting the Code of Conduct for Legal Practitioners, (b) steps has he taken to (i) expedite the gazetting process and (ii) ensure its timely implementation and (c) measures have been put in place to mitigate the effects of the delay on the transformation of the legal profession?
Reply:
The Code of Conduct for Legal Practitioners referred to by the Honorable Member has been published by the Legal Practice Council on the 29 March 2019 (Government Gazette No 42364 of 29 March 2019) and is available on the website (www.lpc.org.za) of the Legal Practice Council.