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THE LAW SOCIETY OF THE NORTHERN PROVINCES DIE PROKUREURSORDE VAN DIE NOORDELIKE PROVINSIES P O BOX / POSBUS 1493 PRETORIA 0001 PROCFORUM GEBOU/BLDG 123 PAUL KRUGER STREET / STRAAT 123 PRETORIA TEL 012-3230400 FAX/FAKS 012-3232606 COMPLAINT FORM PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING IN PRINT OR TYPING Full name: _________________________________________________________________ Home address: ______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Telephone number: (______)____________________________________________________ Employer: __________________________________________________________________ Work address: ______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Postal address: ______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Telephone number: (_____)_____________________________________________________ Please note that it is your duty to inform the Law Society of the Northern Provinces of any change in your address or particulars after the lodging of this complaint. __________________________________________________________________________ 5.1. What is the name of the firm of attorneys against whom you wish to lodge a complaint? __________________________________________________________________________ 5.2. Where is the attorney practising? _____________________________________________ 6. What is the name and surname of the attorney in the abovementioned firm who attended to your matter? __________________________________________________________________________ 7. When was your first consultation with the attorney? Date: __________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why did you go to the attorney? _______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 9. What did you ask the attorney to do for you? What were you instructions to her/him? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 10.(a) Did the attorney advise you how much the matter for which you gave him instructions would cost? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 10.(b) If yes, what was that amount? R 11.(a) Did you pay the attorney a deposit? ________________________________________________________________________ 11.(b) If yes, how much? R 12. Did you make any further payments after your initial deposit? If yes, please state the date and the amount. _________________________________________________________________________ If payments were made, copies of receipts must be attached.
13. Did the attorney send you any letters since your instructions to him/her? (If you are in possession of correspondence, please enclose with this document.) ________________________________________________________________________ 14. Please state your complaint seriatim (point by point) why you are unhappy with the attorney and what did you expect him to do which he failed to do? Please note that this document might be furnished to the attorney. You are requested not to make any defamatory allegations against the attorney, as you could expose yourself to a civil claim for damages by the attorney. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 15. Did the attorney advise you with regard to the progress in the matter? ________________________________________________________________________ (a) By way of consultations? Date(s) on which you consulted with the attorney. ________________________________________________________________________ (b) By way of letters? Did you enclose copies thereof? (See paragraph 13 here above.) ________________________________________________________________________ 16. Are you involved in litigation against the attorney at present? If so, how far has the matter progressed? ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 17. What do you expect the Law Society to do in this matter? (Please note that the Law Society of the Northern Provinces as well as Council does not have the power to order the attorney to reimburse you or pay any damages to you. This complaint initiates disciplinary steps and the procedure is aimed at disciplinary action against the attorney. If your complaint is founded an reimbursement of monies or the debatement of an accent, the Law Society of the Northern Provinces will not attend to your complaint.) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ The undermentioned must be completed and signed before a Commissioner of Oaths. If you fail to comply with this, the Law Society of the Northern Provinces will not be able to entertain your complaint. Examples of a Commissioner of Oaths are an attorney, bank manager, Postmaster or Police Official. ____________________________ SIGNATURE I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE DEPONENT STATES THAT HE/SHE UNDERSTANDS THE CONTENTS OF THE DECLARATION AND TO THE BEST OF HIS/HER KNOWLEDGE IS THE TRUTH, WHICH DECLARATION IS SIGNED AND SWORN TO ME AT _______________________________ ON THIS _________________________ DAY OF _______________________. |
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The Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional
Development has requested that the attention of practitioners be drawn
to the E-Forms that can be accessed on the Department’s website .