University Of Pretoria Law Clinic

University Of Pretoria Law Clinic

University Of Pretoria Law Clinic, The University of Pretoria Law Clinic forms part of the Faculty of Law and is a statutorily recognised legal aid clinic in terms of the Attorneys Act 53 of 1979 (as amended), duly certified and accredited as such by the Law Society of the Northern Provinces.  The University of Pretoria Law Clinic, which was established in 1980, provides free, quality legal services to the indigent and superior clinical legal education to final-year law students.
The University of Pretoria Law Clinic is run as an independent professional Attorneys’ practice where final-year LLB students, Candidate Attorneys and Junior Legal Practitioners are offered a unique opportunity to practice law whilst being mentored by experienced University of Pretoria Law Clinic Attorneys. The main office is situated in Hatfield and there is another office in Hammanskraal.

Contact Us

Hatfield	Hammanskraal
Address	Address
UP Law Clinic 1107 South Street Hatfield 0002 Pretoria	UP Law Clinic Office Number 1 Old BNDC Building, next to Temba City Dr Makibelo’s Building
Contact Details	Contact Details
Tel: +27 12 420 4155 Fax: +27 12 362 6215 Email: [email protected]	Tel: +27 12 711 0276 Fax: +27 12 711 0939 Email: [email protected]
Postal Address	Postal Address
UP Law Clinic University of Pretoria Private Bag X20 Hatfield 0028 South Africa	UP Law Clinic University of Pretoria Private Bag 2900 Hammanskraal 0400 South Africa
Office Hours	Office Hours
Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00 (Office closed between 13:00 – 14:00)	Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00 (Office closed between 13:00 – 14:00)

 

Concluded Research and Short Courses

Project	Commissioned	Date Finalised	Team
2018
Development of Legal Collections course in collaboration with Enterprises and ABSA	ABSA	2018 On-going	Charlotte van Sittert
2017 Advertisement
Development of online NCR debt counselling training programme in collaboration with the NCR and Enterprises	NCR ABSA	November 2017	Charlotte van Sittert
2016
Development of Advanced programme in Debt Review in collaboration with Enterprises and ABSA	ABSA	November 2016	Charlotte van Sittert
Drafting of updated NCR study material	NCR	November 2016	Charlotte van Sittert Frans Haupt Christina Mosalagae
2015
Update of study material of NCR debt counsellor training and drafting of monthly national examination papers and memoranda	NCR	March 2015	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Helene Davidtsz
2014
Audit for legal compliance	African Bank	February 2014	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Simone Wessels Christo Fritz Helene Davidtsz
2013 Advertisement
Follow-up report on the incidence of, and the undesirable practises relating to garnishee orders in South Africa	Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH	November 2013	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Jeanne-Mari Retief
Debt collection mechanisms in South Africa	Onelaw (Pty) Ltd Debt Recovery Systems	October 2013	Frans Haupt Jani van Wyk Helene Davidtsz
Garnishee audit	Real People Group	June 2013	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Jani van Wyk Jeanne-Mari  Retief
Safari into garnishment of wages	Corporate Rebels Revenue Management (Pty) Ltd	February 2013	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert
Enhancing the consumer credit framework Revised policy framework for the National Credit Act, 2005 (Act 34 of 2005) 15 December 2012	Department of Trade and Industry	December 2012/ February 2013	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Jani van Wyk Aniki Grobbelaar with Feasibility (Pty) Ltd (Penelope Hawkins)
Drafting of national monthly examination papers and memoranda of the NCR debt counsellor training course	National Credit Regulator	2007 – 2013	Anneke Smit Mareesa Kreuser Charlotte van Sittert
2012
Garnishee audit	North West Star (Pty) Ltd	December 2012	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert
An assessment of debt counselling in South Africa December 2011 – April 2012	NCR	April 2012	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Jani van Wyk
2011
Monitoring and review of the National Credit Act	Department of Trade and Industry	December 2011	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Jani van Wyk With Centre for Inclusive Banking South Africa
Update of the learner’s guide of the debt counsellor training course	NCR	August 2011	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Jani van Wyk With Rudo Consulting
Impact assessment: Nedbank v The National Credit Regulator [2011] ZASCA 35 (28 March 2011)	NCR	July 2011	Frans Haupt Charlotte van Sittert Jani van Wyk
2010
An assessment of the current state of the debt counselling process	NCR	December 2010	Frans Haupt Mareesa Kreuser Charlotte van Sittert Jani van Wyk
Report on FNB Debt Review Department	FNB	November 2010	Mareesa Kreuser Frans Haupt Carika Keulder Charlotte van Sittert Frikkie Grobbelaar
2009
The debt counselling process: challenges to consumers and the credit industry in general	NCR	April 2009	Frans Haupt Melanie Roestoff Mareesa Kreuser
2008
The emoluments attachment order and the employer in employee financial wellness: A corporate social responsibility	Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH	November 2008	Frans Haupt Hermie Coetzee
The incidence of and the undesirable practises relating to garnishee orders in South Africa	Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH	October 2008	Frans Haupt Hermie Coetzee Dawid de Villiers Jeanne-Mari Fouche
2006
Development of a training programme aimed at improving skills related to general and debt counselling within the South African context	BMW South Africa	May 2006	Frans Haupt Nurunisa Mukada Anneke Smit Lourens Grove
2002
Debt and financial counselling to consumers experiencing debt and financial problems	Department of Trade and Industry	2001/2002	Frans Haupt Nelis du Plessis