We are excited to introduce changes to the LegalWise Membership Agreement. The changes to the Agreement have been made based on feedback we have received from our Members, our Network of lawyers, our colleagues and to ensure that the Agreement meets our obligations in terms of industry legislation, most notably the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), Short Term Insurance Policyholder Protection Rules (PPR) and the Legal Practice Act (LPA).

​​​​​​​LegalWise is excited to introduce changes to the LegalWise Membership Agreement. The changes to the Agreement have been made based on feedback received from their Members, Network of lawyers, employees and to ensure that the Agreement meets their obligations in terms of industry legislation, most notably the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), Short Term Insurance Policyholder Protection Rules (PPR) and the Legal Practice Act (LPA).

The issue of mandatory vaccinations in the workplace has been quite a contentious issue. Covid-19 cases continue to grow and companies are still trying to adopt and cope with the effects on the workplace environment.

LegalWise South Africa appoints a new non-Executive Director, Ms Deborah Mutemwa-Tumbo.

An Acknowledgment of Debt (“AOD”) is an agreement containing a clear and undeniable admission of liability by one party to another.

​​​​​​​Consumers often find themselves wanting certain goods that they cannot afford at a particular point in time in their lives. Some consumers will often choose to purchase the goods on credit in fear of the specific items running out of stock. However, this is not the only option to secure such desired goods. The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (“CPA”) provides an additional avenue for consumers, by allowing consumers the option to enter into a lay-by agreement with a supplier of goods.

On 4 April 2022, the President of South Africa announced the end of the National State of Disaster, which served as a necessary and crucial response to a global health crisis which posed a grave threat to the people of South Africa. The decision was based on numerous factors, most importantly, the confirmation of the low Covid-19 admission rate in public health facilities and the significantly low Covid-19 death toll.

In keeping with the increasing costs of providing legal expenses insurance, our insurance benefits and premiums will increase effective from 1 July 2022.

In the early months of 2021 and just over a year after the COVID-19 pandemic had started, the South African government secured millions of vaccine doses from several pharmaceutical manufacturers. As part of the terms of the agreement between governments and the manufacturers, governments were required to exempt the manufacturers, at least partly, from liability and potential lawsuits in the case of any severe side effects the vaccination may cause. In South Africa, this led to the establishment of the COVID-19 Vaccine Injury No-Fault Compensation Scheme (“Scheme”).