Legal guard taken to court

One client, Onkemetse Medupe, through a legal suit has accused the legal insurance company for breaching the legal expenses insurance contract alleging they refused him to engage his own legal representation away from the one provided by the company on their panel of attorneys.

Through a notice of motion filed on December 4, 2015 by his external attorney, Ofentse Khumomotse, Medupe said the company’s refusal to give consent to appoint attorney of own choice and rather availing internal attorneys breached the contract entered between the two parties.