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 Legal Practice Act, 28 of 2014 (as amended), duly certified and accredited as such by the Legal Practice Council (formerly 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.

Legal Services

Hatfield and Hammanskraal

The University of Pretoria Law Clinic has a proud tradition of rendering legal services to the community, more specifically to the less privileged and often marginalised members of the community.  If you are seeking legal assistance from the University of Pretoria Law Clinic, four criteria must be met in order for a matter to be accepted

• The client must pass the means test
• The matter must have sufficient merits
• It must be a type of matter that the Law Clinic deals with   
• The client must sign the indemnity form

Matters the UP Law Clinic assists with

• Divorce
• Domestic violence and protection from harassment
• Maintenance
• Eviction
• Rental housing disputes
• Delictual claims (e.g. Damage to vehicles in motor vehicle accidents)
• Contractual disputes
• Other civil litigation in Magistrates’ and High Courts (e.g. Rescission of judgment)
• Alternative dispute resolution (e.g. Negotiation, mediation and arbitration)
• Criminal cases (restricted to Hatfield community court – students are not involved)
• Labour matters
• General enquiries and opinions

Matters the UP Law Clinic does not assist with

• Claims against the road accident fund (RAF)
• Administration of estates
• Drafting of wills
• Sequestration and liquidation
• Conveyancing (e.g. transfer of immovable property)
• Representation of juristic persons (including the registration of companies)
• Matters relating to patents, copyright and trademarks
• Matters requiring substantial expert evidence (e.g. Medical negligence claims), except where the client provides the expert witnesses.