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Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979)

Rules for the Attorneys' Profession

Part II : Members

Records of practitioners and members

 

2.1 Every person who is admitted and enrolled or re-admitted and re-enrolled as an attorney of the Court or whose name has been placed or again placed on the roll shall within 30 days after the date of his or her admission and enrolment or of his or her re-admission and re-enrolment or after the date on which his or her name has been so placed or again placed on the roll, as the case may be, lodge with the secretary a statement, containing the following information:
2.1.1 his or her full name, date of birth, identity number and residential address;
2.1.2 whether or not he or she practises or is about to commence practice;
2.1.3 if he or she does not practise, his or her business address and postal address and telephone numbers, if any;
2.1.4 the address of his or her main office and its postal address, and telephone numbers, mobile telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses and other electronic communication contact particulars, if any;

 

[RULE 2.1.5 BELOW APPLIES TO THE LSNP ONLY]

2.1.5 whether he or she conducts practice:
2.1.5.1 for his or her own account, and, if so, whether alone or in partnership (stating the full names of his or her partners); or
2.1.5.2 as a member of a personal liability company (stating the full names of his or her co- directors); or
2.1.5.3 as an employee.

 

[RULE 2.1.5 BELOW APPLIES TO THE CLS, KZNLS AND FSLS ONLY]:

2.1.5 whether he or she conducts practice:
2.1.5.1 for his or her own account, and, if so, whether alone or in partnership (stating the full names of his or her partners) or as a member of a personal liability company (stating the full names of his or her co- directors); or
2.1.5.2 as an employee.
2.1.6 the address and postal addresses and telephone numbers, mobile telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses and other electronic communication contact particulars, if any, of every branch office and of every building at and from which he or she practises;
2.1.7 the name under which the firm of which he or she is the proprietor or a member or by which he or she is employed conducts practice;
2.1.8 if he or she is employed by any person who does not practise, the nature of his or her employment and the name and business address and postal address and telephone numbers, if any, of his or her employer; and shall, within 30 days of any change taking place in any of the above particulars, lodge with the secretary a statement of such change.

 

2.2 The Council may require that the information referred to in this rule shall be submitted on a form to be determined by the Council.