Legal profession not yet representative: Radebe

The Bill, said Radebe, according to Politics Web, is intended to rationalise the various laws regulating the legal profession, laws which are still in operation in different parts of the Republic of South Africa. "The legal profession is still not representative of the demographics of South Africa" said Radebe, "and entry into the profession is, in many instances, determined by outdated, unnecessary, and overly restrictive prescripts. Access to legal services, especially by the poor, is limited."

According to Radebe, reports Politics Web, the Bill seeks to correct existing shortcomings by uniting the legal profession and regulating it by means of a single statute.

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