This can leave you feeling helpless. You don’t know the first thing about law, so how can you fight your lawyer, who knows everything about South African law?
This is precisely why the Attorney’s Fidelity Fund (AFF) was established. The AFF fights for your rights when you have been cheated by your lawyer. Your lawyer also has to stick to the rules of the legal profession, and the AFF was created to ensure this happens. Your lawyer is not above the law.
The AFF has a proud history of upholding the rights of the man on the street and protecting them against the few corrupt lawyers who can give the whole legal profession a bad name. Since 1941, the AFF has been the champion of justice for people who have lost money because of their lawyer.
Here are some of the situations where you might need someone from the AFF to assist you. If your lawyer has taken money:
It’s important to know, however, that the AFF can’t get you your money back if: