Browsing: Trust accounts

Attorney Mmathari Mary Phogojane has been struck from the roll after the High Court in Mahikeng found she mishandled trust funds, practised without a Fidelity Fund Certificate, and failed to meet the standard of honesty required of legal practitioners.

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.

A lawyer who admitted misusing R500 000 in client trust funds has escaped removal from the profession, but now faces years of supervision, therapy and a total ban on handling money.