All legal practitioners in South Africa are expected to act ethically. Choose a statement below which correctly reflects the standard of ethical practice in South Africa:

Read the following scenario and answer the question that follows:

Karel is in a hurry to get to work. He drives 120 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. Karel is stopped by a traffic officer who summons him to appear in court the next day for committing a serious traffic offence.

Which main divisions of law will be applied during the court proceedings?

Which one of the following options does NOT relate to the connection between “law” and “right”?

Which one of the following statements regarding the function of a family advocate is correct?

A family advocate...

Complete the following sentence about securing attendance in court by choosing the correct option:

The three ways in which the attendance of an accused party in a criminal case can be secured in a magistrates' court are:

Complete the following sentence about non-derogable rights by choosing the correct option:

Non-derogable rights are rights that...

Complete the following sentence about the unconstitutionality of the definition of marriage by choosing the correct option:

In the case of Minister of Home Affairs and Another v Fourie and Another (CCT 60/04) [2005] ZACC 19, the Constitutional Court found the definition of marriage to be unconstitutional on grounds of the fundamental rights to…

Read the following scenario and complete the sentence that follows by choosing the correct option: 

Jabu is a songwriter. He frequently writes original lyrics and composes new music. As Jabu’s good friend who is studying law, you advise Jabu to protect his work against other artists in the music industry who may duplicate his lyrics and music.

The right which prevents others from replicating Jabu’s original lyrics and music is called a…

What does section 34 of the Bill of Rights deal with?

Read the following scenario and answer the question that follows:

You are a candidate attorney working at a community legal aid center. One afternoon, Mr Khumalo approaches you for legal advice. He shows you a letter from his employer which indicates that he has been dismissed with immediate effect, with no reasons being stated in the letter. You are tasked with finding the relevant sources of law which will assist your principal attorney in preparing her case. During your research, you find various South African sources of law.

Which one of the following sources of law is NOT an authoritative source of law?