Browsing: Attorney Misconduct

Clients paid thousands but received no legal help and no accounting, leading the High Court to suspend the attorney and find him unfit to practise.

The Labour Court in Gqeberha removed a reinstatement application from the roll after an attorney took the original court file out of the building without authorisation. Acting Judge PN Kroon warned that the unauthorised removal of state court records may constitute an offence and could justify a personal costs order.

Attorney Hosea Munyai has been struck from the roll after the High Court found years of trust account shortages, unpaid clients and missing records, with a curator now appointed to safeguard and repay affected funds.

Veteran attorney Deon Beukman has been struck from the roll by the Western Cape High Court after misappropriating R500 000 in client funds and failing to show remorse or repay the amount.