A law firm in Gqeberha has been ordered to pay damages to one of their former clients. The client sustained injuries after being shot in the face by a police officer in 2008. According to reports, the client approached a law firm to sue the police, but they did not file the claim in time. He then went to a second firm applying to sue the first firm. The High Court then ruled in his favour. What should we read into this case and what is the responsibility of lawyers when approached by a client? Also what precedence is this setting? To help us understand, we are joined on the line by….

Guest: Kathleen Matolo-Dlephu – Chairperson of the Legal Practice Council