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FILE PHOTO | Advocate Dali Mpofu making presentations in court.
Senior Counsel Advocate Dali Mpofu is taking the Legal Practice Council (LPC) to court in a bid to set aside the remaining four amended charges in the Council’s disciplinary case against him, describing it as “frivolous and baseless”.
Mpofu faces a disciplinary hearing before the LPC following a complaint filed by the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) that alleges professional misconduct in relation to Mpofu’s conduct in several high-profile matters.
Mpofu seeks to invalidate and set aside the LPC’s decision to institute the amended disciplinary charges.
In papers before the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, he alleges that the complaint by CASAC is motivated by “bias and hatred” towards him.
Mpofu further alleges that the LPC’s decision was taken with “ulterior, sexist and/or racist motives”, citing its failure to consult Chief Justice Mandisa Maya and former Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela, who have since indicated that they will not participate in these proceedings.
The matter has not been set down for a hearing as yet.
