What do we do with Corrupt or Dishonest Attorneys ?

Back in the mid 80’s into the early 90’s, Standard Bank used Attorney Peter Soller ( Deceased ) of Soller Weiner and Partners  to secure judgements and Liquidation orders against Standard Bank clients, without the Delivery of the Summons, just delivering the final order. ( Soller had the Sheriff on his Payroll ).

They used a liquidator, Ben De Wet of Kaap Vaal Trust, who stole millions of Rands with the help of Aucor, from Standard Bank Clients.

Standard Bank were aware of the facts and the Corrupt practices, hence using Peter Soller. 

Peter Soller was struck off the Roll of attorneys in 2002 by Judge Eberhardt Bertelsmann and Judge William de Villiers  ‘’as a danger to his Clients and the Public’’ and later ‘’as a danger to Society and an embarrassment to the Profession‘’. 

The year is 2012 and Standard  Bank and a firm of Attorneys in Johannesburg are at it again.

Standard Bank had a Constitutional Court Ruling against them a few weeks ago for failing to advise Clients of default in terms of NCR Act Section 129 0f Act 34 of 2005 (delivery of Notices and Proof thereof).  Top Judges have various views and it would seem that their views change on how they feel on a particular day!  

Standard Bank’s firm of attorneys ( also acting for ABSA and FNB ) are filing documents daily in our courts, making false statements as regards Clients addresses, and in fact breaching the FICA Act as well. (The Clients have FICA’ed Correctly with Standard Bank )

Judgements are obtained without documents being delivered. ( You can buy a Return of Service from the Sheriff of the Court without the Delivery of a Summons for R 200-00 ) 

One Firm of attorneys in Randburg, gives a non Existent Address on the summons so that you cannot contact them. They also have no Back up documents if you dispute the matter, as the Bank’s records seem to be in a shambles. The Clerk of the Court will stamp anything you put in front of them! 

We all know that there is no point in reporting them to the Law Society, as very little action is ever taken. The NCR and the NCC  Consumer Commissioner ( She has her own problems with her employment contract.  In fact Rob Davies fired her today!) are a waste of time. 

Should we start Compiling a list of Dishonest attorneys who breach the law  or are we going to sit back and do nothing, which seems to be the norm in South Africa. We will see the Peter Soller history repeating itself unless we do something like ‘Naming and Shaming’ them.