New BEE code harms legal profession’s independence and functioning
The draft BEE code for the legal sector poses a threat to the independence and functioning of the legal profession. The code harms not only the private interests of practitioners, firms, and clients, but also the public interest, given the legal professions’ foundational role in a constitutional order. These submissions form part of business group Sakeliga’s comments this week on the draft Legal Sector Code. Now in its second iteration for public comment, the draft Legal Sector Code seeks to bring the legal […]