The Supreme Court of Appeal has asked law firm Smit Sewgoolam Inc and senior advocate Vincent Maleka to explain why their conduct in litigation involving the Regiments group in its battle against SARS shouldn’t be referred to the Legal Practice Council. Maleka led evidence at the Zondo inquiry.
Regiments Capital’s liquidators have raised conflict concerns with curator Eugene Nel after he handed power of attorney to Smit Sewgoolam Inc, the Johannesburg law firm that’s been managing most of the company’s legal fights since its State Capture woes began.
The owners of Regiments Capital say they need roughly R20m from their assets under restraint to cover legal expenses for several high-stakes court cases.
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