Tag: Attorneys Act 53 of 1978/9

Pure economic loss: Legal Practice Council liability?

by GilesFiles | Nov 26, 2021 | 2020 onwards, Applications, Associations/corporates, Causes and defences, Costs, Courts, Declaratory, Delict, Evidence & onus, High Court, High Court judges, Interpretation etc, Judges, Legal Practice, Legislation, Orders, Parties, Personal services, Roman Dutch law, Sectors, Special pleas, Topics | 0 |

Legal Practice Council v Louw In considering a claim for pure economic loss the high court decided that on the issue of wrongfulness there were no public or legal policy considerations that dictated that the Legal Practice...

Cybercriminal hacked emails: Trust account payment

by GilesFiles | Aug 30, 2019 | 2019, Causes and defences, Contractual breach, Courts, Declaratory, Evidence & onus, High Court, High Court judges, Judges, Legal Practice, Legislation, Parties, Personal Information, Regulations, Sectors, Topics | 0 |

Fourie v Van der Spuy and De Jongh Inc Cybercriminal hacked emails and attorney failed to discharge her duty to pay the balance in the trust account to the correct person and should have checked and had a verification process...