Legislation intended to transform and restructure the legal profession will soon be tabled in Parliament, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Thursday.
In a written reply to a parliamentary question, he said the legal profession was still not representative of the country’s demographics.
Entry into the profession was, in many instances, determined by outdated, unnecessary and overly restrictive prescripts.
Access to legal services, especially by the poor, was limited.
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