The Legal Practice Council
The Legal Practice Council is a national, statutory body established in terms of section 4 of the Legal Practice Act, No 28 of 2014. The Legal Practice Council and its Provincial Councils regulate the affairs of and exercise jurisdiction over all legal practitioners (attorneys and advocates) and candidate legal practitioners.
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The Legal Practice Council is mandated to set norms and standards, to provide for the admission and enrolment of legal practitioners and to regulate the professional conduct of legal practitioners to ensure accountability.
Stakeholder Engagement
The LPC, at its meeting of 18 May 2019, engaged the Minister of Justice and Constitutional matters on matters relating to access to Justice.
Examination Results
- A. EC - Competency-Based Examination - Results - August 2019
- A. FS - Competency-Based Examination - Results - August 2019
- A. GP NW LP MP - Competency-Based Examination - Results - August 2019
- A. KZN Competency-Based Examination Results August 2019
- A. LP Paper 1 Competency Based Examination Results Aug 2019
- A. NC - Competency-Based Examination - Results - August 2019
- A. WC Competency-Based Examination Results August 2019
- B. EC NOTARIAL_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- B. FS NOTARIAL_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- B. GP NW LP MP NOTARIAL_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- B. KZN NOTARIAL_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- B. NC NOTARIAL_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- B. WC NOTARIAL_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- C. EC CONVEYANCING_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019) (2)
- C. FS CONVEYANCING_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019) (2)
- C. GP LP MP NW CONVEYANCING_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- C. KZN CONVEYANCING_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- C. NC CONVEYANCING_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
- C. WC CONVEYANCING_EXAM_RESULTS (SEPT 2019)
Examination Oral Results
- NORTH WEST - COMPETENCY-BASED - ORAL EXAM RESULTS
- NORTHERN CAPE - NOTARY EXAM RESULTS (SEP 2019)
- NORTHERN CAPE - CONVEY EXAM RESULTS (SEP 2019)
- NORTHERN CAPE - ADMISSION EXAM RESULTS (AUGUST 2019)
- MPUMALANGA - COMPETENCY-BASED - ORAL EXAM RESULTS
- LIMPOPO - COMPETENCY-BASED -ORAL EXAM RESULTS
- GAUTENG - NOTARIAL ORAL EXAM RESULTS
- GAUTENG - COMPETENCY-BASED - ORAL EXAM RESULTS
Examination Schedules
- C. KZN CONV_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- C. GP LP MP NW CONVEYANCING_ORAL_SCHEDULE
- B. GP NW LP MP NOTARIAL EXAM - ORAL SCHEDULE
- A. WESTERN_CAPE_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- A. NORTH_WEST_-_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- A. NORTHERN_CAPE_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- A. MPUMALANGA_-_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- A. LIMPOPO_-_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- A. KZN_ORAL EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- A. GAUTENG_-_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- A. FREE_STATE_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
- A. EASTERN_CAPE_ORAL_EXAMINATION_SCHEDULE
Code of Conduct
Scam Alert: Fraudsters targeting Attorney’s trust accounts
The Legal Practice Council appoints an Executive Officer
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The Legal Practice Council is a national, statutory body established in terms of section 4 of the Legal Practice Act, No 28 of 2014. The Legal Practice Council and its Provincial Councils regulate the affairs of and exercise jurisdiction over all legal practitioners (attorneys and advocates) and candidate legal practitioners.
The Legal Practice Council confirms no leak of the Attorney’s admission examination papers
Media Statement
Notice Fidelity Fund Certificate application portal opened until 31 December 2019
Fidelity Fund Certificate application portal The Legal Practice Council would like to inform all legal practitioners that the Fidelity Fund Certificate application portal remains open. All difficulties encountered during the application process have been noted and are...
Legal Practice Council saddened by death of Legal Practitioner in a court accident
The Legal Practice Council (“LPC”) as the regulatory body for all legal practitioners and candidate legal practitioners in South Africa is saddened by the passing of Advocate Addelaid Ann Ferreira -Watt who died after a gun, displayed in court as an exhibit,...
The Legal Practice Council turns one
1st November 2019 marks one year since the launch of the Legal Practice Council (LPC) a national, statutory body established in terms of section 4 of the Legal Practice Act, No 28 of 2014.“The work done over the past year has been geared to make sure that...
The Legal Practice Council concerned with barriers to the legal profession
The Legal Practice Council (LPC) has noted with concern that it is now becoming a trend that some law firms are making a driver’s license and or ownership of a motor vehicle as one of the key requirements for graduates to be considered for practical...
FRAUD ALERT
The Legal Practice Council (LPC) would like to warn legal practitioners about the increasing levels of e-mail frauds and the fact that cybercrime is not covered by the policy provided by the Legal Practitioners Indemnity Insurance Fund.Practitioners...
Media Statement The Legal Practice Council sadden at the passing of Majara Samuel Mojela