Non-citizen law graduates not permitted to be admitted as legal practitioners in SA, court rules iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lesotho, Zim lawyers fail in their bid to be allowed to practice in South Africa iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Justice Zukisa Tshiqi - who penned the unanimous decision - found that while the right to choose your trade, occupation or profession freely was enshrined in section 22 of the constitution, the right was only extended to citizens
The prohibition had its roots in apartheid legislation designed to exclude black South Africans from the legal profession and perpetuating it robbed refugees, the constitutional court heard
Battle over admission of foreign lawyers set for ConCourt iol.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iol.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.