Right of Appearance in Courts Act, 1995 (Act No. 62 of 1995)4. Application of attorney to appear in Supreme Court |
| (1) | An application by an attorney to appear in the Supreme Court, shall be in writing, shall be signed by him or her and shall be accompanied by— |
| (a) | documentary proof that he or she has satisfied all the requirements for— |
| (i) | the degree baccalaureus legum of any university in the Republic; or |
| (ii) | a degree of any university in a designated country in respect of which a university in the Republic with a faculty of law has certified that the syllabus and standard of instruction are at least equal to those required for the degree baccalaureus legum of a university in the Republic; or |
| (iii) | a degree which is the equivalent of the baccalaureus legum degree and in respect of which an exemption contemplated in section 2 of the Recognition of Foreign Legal Qualifications and Practice Act, 1993 (Act No. 114 of 1993), has been granted; or |
| (b) | a certificate issued by the secretary of the law society of which the applicant is a member, to the effect that the applicant has been practising as an attorney or has been performing community service as an attorney at any law clinic, for a continuous period of not less than three years; and |
| (c) | a certificate signed by the secretary of the said law society to the effect that no proceedings to strike the applicant's name off the roll of attorneys, or to suspend him or her from practice as an attorney, have been instituted by that law society. |
| (2) | If the registrar is satisfied that an application referred to in subsection (1) complies with the provisions of this Act, he or she shall issue a certificate to the effect that the applicant has the right of appearance in the Supreme Court. |
| (3) | Section 21 of the Attorneys Act, 1979 (Act No. 53 of 1979), which requires rolls of attorneys to be kept, shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of attorneys who have been granted the right of appearance in the Supreme Court. |