Tag: Legal Practice Council (LPC)
The procedural tightrope in disciplinary hearing compliance
The law entitles charged employees to a fair and sufficient opportunity to prepare for the disciplinary hearing. They must also be allowed to testify on their own behalf, bring corroborative evidence and cross-examine the employer’s witnesses. In addition, employees have the right to use an interpreter, receive representation and have an impartial chairperson preside over the matter.
Legal profession regulation threatens judicial independence in the long-term
Since the Legal Practice Act of 2014 came into operation, a change came about in the legal community that is unnoticeable on the surface, but which will have significant consequences over time. Prior to the Act coming into operation, the advocates’ profession regulated itself according to its own institutional ethos and the standards set by its members. Now, the profession is ultimately controlled by the Department of Justice (DoJ), through the Legal Practice Council (LPC).
