Insurers cause confusion in legal fraternity
Thursday, February 05, 2015
“The insurers need to note that they cannot determine fees for professionals, and on the other hand, attorneys also need to be made aware that agreeing fees with a third party who is not your client is misconduct,” said chairman of Law Society of Botswana (LSB), Lawrence Lecha, at the opening of the legal year on Tuesday.
He said that even though business has not been good recently, anticompetitive behaviour and misconduct should not be allowed, as it may cause irreparable damage to the image of the profession. “In this regard, the society is looking to the Attorney General, statutory corporations and banks to spread work evenly through the law firms in order to improve market conditions,” he said.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...