Government rejected BEE objections from big law firms, court papers reveal

Statistics from Legal Practice Council reveal legal sector is disproportionately white-owned

23 March 2025 - 00:00

There is “no merit” in objections from the big law firms to the Legal Sector Code, a department of trade, industry & competition official said in a submission to minister Parks Tau last year...

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