1. SASLAW PRO BONO PROJECT AGM PRESENATION 6 SEPTEMBER 2019

2. The SASLAW Pro Bono NPC project at the South African Labour Courts serves to deliver a quality advisory service and defined Labour Law legal services to those who otherwise do not have access to justice.
The project is administered by SASLAW and its attorney members offer advice and services to indigent clients.

3. The project assists the Labour Court with giving South Africans who cannot afford legal assistance, the right to have access to justice, and to receive advice on their labour matters from professional and qualified attorneys in a dignified and respectful manner

4. OPENING OF THE JOHANNESBURG OFFICE SEPTEMBER 2011
Anton Myburgh SC and Judge President of the Labour Court – Dunstan Mlambo

5. 5TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION JOHANNESBURG LABOUR COURT FEBRUARY 2016
Judge President, Deputy Judge President, Judge van Niekerk &
Directors of the Project

6. LOCATION OF THE FIVE OFFICES IN SOUTH AFRICA
PRO BONO ADVICE CENTRES

7. NATIONAL OFFICE STATISTICS FEBRUARY 2011 to AUGUST 2019
Clients seen
23156
Hours spent in office
16271
No of attorneys
308
No of firms
188
No of matters taken on by attorneys
2130
No of matters taken on by Legal Aid
1311
No of new clients seen by the Permanent Attorney in the Johannesburg Advice Office
433
NATIONAL OFFICE STATISTICS FEBRUARY to AUGUST 2019

8. Funding Funding has been secured from the University of Toronto for:
2019
2020
2021
Of CAD per year.
This sum will cover the running costs for the 4 Pro bono offices for a year;
Legal Aid SA funded a permanent attorney in Johannesburg, however, this funding will terminate in December 2019;
Funding is required for the permanent attorney at the Johannesburg Office from January The cost is approximately R per year;
Funding

9. PROPOSAL TO SASLAW NATIONAL COMMITTEE
The National Committee has agreed to a proposal from the NPC in terms of which: 1. SASLAW writes off an existing R loan to the NPC; 2. SASLAW will pay over to the Pro bono NPC 30% of the sponsorship money received, on an annual basis, of between R180K and R200K to fund the retention of the permanent attorney in Johannesburg from January In the interest of transparency, this decision of the National Committee was subject to disclosure of the decision and its basis to the members at this conference
PROPOSAL TO SASLAW NATIONAL COMMITTEE

10. Thank you for your support