The Legal Practice Council has published the draft amended Code of Conduct which was previously published in terms of Sections 97(1)(b) of the Legal Practice Act, 28 of 2014 (as amended), on 10 February 2017 in Government Gazette No 40610.

The draft amended Code of Conduct is published in terms of Section 36(5) of the Legal Practice Act, 28 of 2014 (as amended).

All interested parties are called upon to comment thereon in writing by 7 February 2019. All written comments should be addressed to Ms Charity Nzuza, Acting Executive Officer, Legal Practice Council at e-mail address codeofconduct@lpc.org.za ; or hand delivered to the Legal Practice Council at Procforum Building, 123 Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria.

The draft amended Code of Conduct can be downloaded below.