The High Court in Pretoria considered a challenge to the Legal Sector Code of Good Practice, published by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition under the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act. The court held that the Minister's decision to promulgate the Code was reviewed and set aside, and the matter was remitted for reconsideration. The judgment also records that the applications by Deneys Reitz and by Solidarity were heard together, and that costs were awarded against the Minister.
This may be relevant to legal practitioners, law firms and bodies involved in B-BBEE sector codes and legal profession transformation.
Evidence from source
The matter is remitted to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition for reconsideration.
Supports: Summary claim that the matter was sent back for reconsideration.
Two applications are before this Court in which the applicants seek an order reviewing and setting aside the Minister's decision to publish the Legal Sector Code
Supports: Summary claim that the judgment concerned challenges to the Legal Sector Code.