Charges of shoddy work and theft by legal professionals on the rise
A relatively small number of bad actors among SA’s 121,000 legal practitioners are giving their craft a bad name
04 March 2025 - 05:00
Concerns of an increase in shoddy jobs and the misappropriation of clients’ funds are on the rise in the legal profession with close to 400 lawyers being disbarred from practising in the past six years.
Though the figure is not high, as there are 121,000 legal practitioners in SA, it is a concerning trajectory that could negatively affect the future of the judiciary if it increases...
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