Ethical dilemmas during pupillage

“The aspiring barrister must negotiate a pupillage. Twelve months spent with one or more practising barristers, watching and learning the trade, is not necessarily the most productive use of time or the most effective method of preparing lawyers to argue cases in court […] [One former senior judge] recalled sitting in ‘the white-washed misery of …

Professional Ethics for Advocates – a guide for pupils

This blog aims to provide easy links to study materials, lecture videos, legislation, case law and other materials that may assist pupils at the Johannesburg Bar (and pupils at other South African Bars) in the study of and preparation for the Ethics paper in the Bar Exams. The blog will be updated during the course …