Zeda Car Leasing (Pty) Ltd t/a Avis Fleet Services v Pillay and Others (7836/2005)
Zeda Car Leasing (Pty) Ltd t/a Avis Fleet Services v Pillay and Others (7836/2005) [2006] ZAKZHC 19; 2007 (3) SA 89 (D) (5 June 2006)
The court held that the legal framework governing attorneys' rights of appearance and practice must be interpreted in light of both the Right of Appearance in Courts Act and the Attorneys Act. The 2005 amendment to the Right of Appearance Act extends the right of appearance but does not abolish the territorial enrolment requirements under the Attorneys Act. Therefore, an attorney admitted and enrolled in one provincial division is not entitled to sign pleadings or act as an attorney in another division unless also enrolled there. The applicant's attorney, not being enrolled in the Natal Provi…
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- Right Of Appearance
- Territorial Jurisdiction Of Attorneys
- Summary Judgment
- Credit Agreements Act
- Suretyship Liability