KEY ISSUES THE FIRST DRAFT LEGAL SERVICES CHARTER SEEKS TO ADDRESS

The following are keys issues which the draft charter seeks to address:

Access to justice by the poor, township and rural communities;

1. Quality and affordable delivery of legal services to the public;
2. Accessibility of legal services to communities;
3. Entry requirements to the legal profession;
4. Equal opportunities of legal services amongst legal practitioners;
5. Access to legal work including state and parastatal contracts by black legal practitioners;
6. The role of the legal profession in promoting equality in the judiciary;
7. Transformation of governance structures of the legal profession;
8. A unified regulatory framework for the legal profession;
9. Economic empowerment of Historically disadvantaged black legal practitioners; and
10. Skills development, employment equity, ownership and management within the legal profession.

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