Law degree from private college as good as from university, court rules

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Law students who complete their studies at accredited private higher education institutions are as qualified to enter the legal profession as those from public universities.

3 months ago The society’s response was that only graduates from “universities” could be permitted to become candidate attorneys and therefore the IIE’s qualification would not be recognised for this purpose.

This was because of an apparent conflict between the Higher Education Act, in which degrees at private higher education institutions are deemed equivalent to those from public universities, and the Legal Practice Act, which only recognises qualifications from public institutions. Dr Felicity Coughlan, director of the IIE, said the uncertainty that existed in the law created a great deal of unnecessary consternation for IIE students and their parents.

 

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And that's not because of equality. It's because our universities have become a joke, and the only option to keep producing lawyers, is to lower the bar.

To keep the standard that high, I would suggest banning any SRC’s that advocate violence, in particular the one with the red berets.

Looking at whats currently going on at .UCT_news and their so called decolonisation curriculum plans we need private universities badly in this country if we want to retain some form of international credibility

Just across the northern border, they say 1 : 1 .

Key word: Private

Next semester ill be studying

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