The second FLAD for 2018 was held at the Hermanus van Wyk Memorial Hall in Rehoboth. Topics such as Labour, Domestic Violence, Wills & Estates and Divorce and Maintenance were addressed. 121 Persons received free legal advice on this occasion.



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The Law Society of Namibia (LSN) took note of publicly distributed statements, at the end of last year, issued by the Group Deputy CEO of Trustco, Mr. QZ van Rooyen, in which he made certain allegations implying that members of the legal profession were acting unethically, which according to him is the reason why Trustco do not reimburse certain legal practitioners.

Read more about the LSN's response here.

The Director has been at the LSN for 21 years. During this time and under her ‘leadership’ the LSN has published a 85th Anniversary Commemorative Book, two yearbooks and now the LSN Commemorative Book 2005 – 2016.

Read more about the commemorative book launch here.

The Law Society of Namibia, in collaboration with the Office of the Ombudsman, hosted its 1st Free Legal Advice Days for 2018 at the Swanevelder Community Hall, Otjiwarongo.



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Cord Brügmann, President of the International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives (IILACE) is pleased to announce that effective February 1, 2018, Retha Steinmann, the Director of the Law Society of Namibia will become president of IILACE.

Read more about Retha Steinmann's IILACE appointment here.

The Council of the LSN for the term December 2017 until November 2018 is FLTR:

Stacey Bock, Vanessa Boesak, Ramon Maasdorp, Appolos Shimakeleni, Gilroy Kasper,
Meyer van den Berg (Chairperson) & Saima Nambinga (Vice-Chairperson).
Insert: Eldorette Harmse.

The 18th Anniversary of the Judge JP Karuaihe Trust and the 11th Annual JPK Trust Legal Excellence Awards took place on Friday, 1 December 2017, at Arebbusch Lodge.

Read more about the awards here.

The LSN expresses its solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe and our courageous colleagues throughout the Zimbabwean legal profession in these turbulent times and fully supports the position of the Law Society of Zimbabwe as published in the statement that may be found here.

The SADC Lawyers Association has learnt with cautious trepidation of the unfolding situation in the republic of Zimbabwe. Read the full statement here.

in terms of Section 44 (4) of the Legal Practitioners Act, Act 15 of 1995 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF NAMIBIA:  2017 Members of the Law Society are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Law Society of Namibia   On:  Friday, 1 December 2017 Time:  8h45 – 17h00 Venue:  Arebbusch Lodge, Windhoek

As part of its policy to promote the education of candidates to gain entry to the legal profession, the Law Society, with the continued financial assistance of the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF) and the Namibian Legal Practitioners’ Trust (NLPT), annually provides bursaries to law students or prospective law students. Click here for the 2018 bursary application information.

The 4th Free Legal Advice Day took place at the Tamariskia Town Hall on Friday, 18 August 2017. 65 Members of the community received free legal advice.



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The 3rd Free Legal Advice Day took place at the UN Plaza in Katutura on Friday, 4 August 2017.



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The Law Society of Namibia, in collaboration with the Office of the Ombudsman, hosted the 1st Free Legal Advice Day for 2017 at the Persianer Hall in Mariental on Friday, 9 June 2017.



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During 2017 the Law Society of Namibia, in collaboration with the Office of the Ombudsman, will be hosting various Free Legal Advice Days.



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The Council of the Law Society of Namibia appointed Mr Habo Gerdes, Ms Deidre Sauls-Deckenbrock and Mr Ulrich Etzold to serve on the Board of Control of the Legal Practitioners’ Fidelity Fund.  Mr Ramon Maasdorp (Chairperson of the Law Society of Namibia) is the ex-officio member.



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The 17th Anniversary of the Judge JPK Trust and the 10th Annual Judge JPK Trust Legal Excellence Awards took place on Friday, 25 November 2016 at Hotel Thule, prior to the AGM of the LSN.

Read more about the awards here.

The Council of the LSN for the term November 2016 until November 2017 is:

Front:  Saima Nambinga, Johann du Plessis (Vice-Chairperson)
Ramon Maasdorp (Chairperson), Doris Hans-Kaumbi

Back:  Melki Uupindi, Gaenor Michaels, Smart Elago, Meyer van den Berg

(Photograph by Retha Steinmann)

The International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives held its 2016 conference and AGM in Wellington, New Zealand from 26 to 29 October 2016.  
The theme of the conference was “Preparing for the Future – Demographics, Trends and New Realities.”



Read more abot the conference and AGM here.

For the past few months, the SADC Lawyers’ Association (SADCLA) has been closely observing the developments in South Africa. The hope as the Association watched these developments was that the government and people of South Africa would quickly find a platform for dialogue and address the challenges bedeviling the country. The SADCLA is concerned that such a platform continues to be elusive and the state of politics, the economy and the attendant social instability in South Africa is worrying, not only for South Africa and South Africans, but the rest of SADC and its citizens. Find out more about this article here.

The 9th annual JP Karuaihe Trust Fund Excellence Award winners have been announced. They are Nicole Duminy (Best LLB Final Year Student 2014), Sune de Klerk (Best JTC Student 2014), the Legal Assistance Centre and the UNAM Legal Aid Clinic. Find out more about the Trust and the Awards here

At the International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference in Tokyo held during October 2014, the IBA Council met and elected new office bearers. Mrs Deidre Sauls (Past President and Councillor of the Law Society of Namibia) was elected as one of the Bar Issues Commission (BIC) Officers. In addition to her general duties as BIC Officer, she will also be responsible for communications in Africa and Europe. For more details on the IBA elections see here

At the IILACE annual meeting held in Cape Town during November new Executive Committee was elected.  Mrs Retha Steinmann (Past and Present Director of the Law Society of Namibia) was elected as Secretary / Treasurer of the IILACE Executive Committee for a two-year term. For more details on the IILACE annual meeting see here