An Alert on the Latest Publications from the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund

Registered auditors are advised to take note of the following publications from the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund (LPFF):

  1. Legal practitioners paying Section 86(2) and (3) trust interest due to the LPFF to the incorrect bank accounts, available on:

Click to access Section-862-and-3-Manual-Trust-Interest-Payments.pdf

  1. List of banks that have entered into banking arrangements with the LPFF in terms of Section 63(1)(g) of the Legal Practice Act, No. 28 of 2014 (LPA), available on:

Click to access List-of-banks-that-have-entered-into-a-banking-arrangements-with-the-LPFF.pdf

  1. Payment of trust interest accrued on trust accounts held in terms of Section 86 of the LPA to the LPFF, available on:

Click to access Payment-of-trust-interest-accrued-on-trust-accounts-to-the-LPFF-in-terms-of-LPA-and-LPC-Rules.pdf

  1. Payment of unclaimed and unknown trust monies in accordance with Section 87(4) of the LPA, available on:

Click to access Payment-of-Unclaimed-and-Unknown-trust-monies-in-terms-of-Section-87_4-of-the-LPA.pdf

  1. Revised application for the refund of bank charges and audit fees form, available on:

Click to access Revised-Application-for-Refund-of-Bank-Charges-and-Audit-Fees-Form.pdf

  1. Registered auditors may submit an agreed-upon procedure report on work conducted on the application for refund of bank charges and audit fees, available on:

Click to access AUP-report-Application-for-refund-of-bank-charges-and-audit-fees-form.pdf

Should you have any queries, please contact the LPFF directly on attorneys@fidfund.co.za, or Legal Practitioners@fidfund.co.za