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Public Complaints & Disciplinary Oversight

The LPC investigates complaints against legal practitioners regarding misconduct, overcharging, negligence, or failure to account for trust money.

How to Lodge a Complaint

Step-by-step guidance on submitting formal affidavits to the relevant Provincial Office of the Legal Practice Council.

Lodge Complaint Online

Struck-off & Suspended Practitioners Register

Official statutory list of legal practitioners who have been struck from the roll or suspended from practice by order of the High Court.

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Particulars of Disciplinary Hearings

Official schedule of disciplinary hearings, committee inquiries, and published findings across provincial divisions.

View Disciplinary Hearings

Complaints Form & Procedure

Download the official complaint affidavit template, instructions, and provincial submission procedures.

Download Complaints Form

Fidelity Fund Certificates (FFC)

Verify whether an attorney or firm possesses a valid statutory Fidelity Fund Certificate to handle client trust money safely.

Verify FFC Certificate