LEGAL PRACTICE COUNCIL RULES, CODE OF CONDUCT: MORE DRAFT AMENDMENTS OUT FOR COMMENT

The South African Legal Practice Council has called for input by 30 November 2026 on three sets of proposals affecting mandatory succession planning:

  • the rules on designating an alternative legal practitioner in the context of trust accounts (draft amendments, input by 14 December 2026), and
  • corresponding changes to the code of conduct for all legal practitioners, candidate legal practitioners and juristic entities regarding:
    • the designation process (draft amendments, input by 30 November 2026), and
    • the succession clause in client mandates, fee agreements and letters of engagement (draft amendments, input by 30 November 2026).

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