The Legal Practice Council has successfully applied for an emergency court order to stop Gietta van Rensburg from continuing to practice law.
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Body positivity campaigner and communicator Gietta van Rensburg has been suspended by two judges pending an investigation into an alleged multi-million rand fraud against her. As a result of this order, he is no longer able to practice law.
In a judgment handed down last week, the Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela, Judge Brian Masire and Acting Judge Lizanne Coetzee, said the Law Practice Council (LPC) should “stand back and protect the reputation and trust that the public has invested in.” “We cannot jeopardize this,” the court ruled.I don't do anything hoping for that [Van Rensburg and her firm] Their indiscretion will not be repeated. ”
“A betrayal of trust of this magnitude must be handled with great care to avoid a public backlash in which the LPC allowed the practitioner to continue operating despite the lawyer’s indiscretions.” said Mr Masire, in a judgment with which Mr Coetzee agreed. and.
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