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Can the law justify holding attorneys and advocates to different standards when it comes to appearing in the superior courts?

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The court declared section 25(3)(a) of the Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (LPA) unconstitutional and invalid. In doing so, the court has not merely struck down a statutory provision, it has challenged an entrenched professional distinction, demanding that the regulation of legal practice be measured against constitutional values rather than inherited tradition. The declaration…