ProBono.Org
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PROBONO.ORG IS A DYNAMIC NGO THAT WORKS WITH THE PRIVATE LEGAL PROFESSION TO PROVIDE PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR.
We harness the enormous skill, might and strength of the South African private legal profession to cases and clients that we identify. Our existence is a response to the lack of access to justice for people in South African who are unable to pay for their own private legal representation. Section 34 of our Constitution, giving everyone the right to have any dispute resolved by the application of law decided in a fair public hearing before a court, or… another independent and impartial tribunal or forum, has no meaning whatsoever, if a person is unable to afford representation. ProBono.Org has as its goal, the creation of sufficient free legal representation for all who need it.
Higher duty of care when acting pro bono
Pro bono legal services are aimed at making justice more accessible to the most impoverished members of our society. When providing legal services to pro bono clients, it is important for legal practitioners to exercise a higher duty of care. In exercising such a…
Was the Pretoria High Court judgment correct in declaring section 7(3)(a) of the Divorce Act 70 of 1979 unconstitutional?
On 11 May 2022 the High Court ruled section 7(3)(a) of the Divorce Act of 1979 unconstitutional in the case of Greyling v Minister of Home Affairs and four others, 40023/21, causing a series of legal opinions. The judgment was referred to the Constitutional Court to…
The end of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit?
In 2009, the Minister of Home Affairs introduced the Zimbabwean Dispensation Permit (now the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit, “ZEP”) in terms of section 31(2) (b) of the Immigration Act. The purpose of the permit was to deal with the influx of economic migrants coming…
Community Service/ Pro bono regulations released
Justice & Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola, by notice in the Government Gazette on 11 August, has published new regulations in terms of the Legal Practice Act governing the rendering of community service by legal practitioners, both candidate and…
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Higher duty of care when acting pro bono
Pro bono legal services are aimed at making justice more accessible to the most impoverished members of our society. When providing legal services to pro bono clients, it is important for legal practitioners to exercise a higher duty of care. In exercising such a...
Was the Pretoria High Court judgment correct in declaring section 7(3)(a) of the Divorce Act 70 of 1979 unconstitutional?
On 11 May 2022 the High Court ruled section 7(3)(a) of the Divorce Act of 1979 unconstitutional in the case of Greyling v Minister of Home Affairs and four others, 40023/21, causing a series of legal opinions. The judgment was referred to the Constitutional Court to...
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What We Do
Services to clients
ProBono.Org screens, matches and refers clients to volunteer private lawyers. These are some of our services…
Services to lawyers
> We make it easy to give back
> We relieve the administrative burden of pro bono work for legal practitioners
> We find clients
> We vet clients
> We ensure all their documents are in order
General Services
ProBono.Org establishes links and builds bridges between the private legal sector and the public interest legal needs of the poor.
