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Four new Councillors were elected at the annual general meeting of the LSN, held on 26 November 2021, for the term 2021 to 2023:

Clive Kavendjii, Suné de Klerk, Josefina Nekongo & Ndatega Asheela-Shikalepo (Dr).   

The Councillors serving for the term 2020 to 2022 are:
Heinrich Jansen van Vuuren, Ester Kuugongelwa, Pius Iikwambi & Matti Mwandingi.


Photograph:  
Heinrich Jansen van Vuuren (Chairperson), Pius Iikwambi, Suné de Klerk, Ester Kuugongelwa, Clive Kavendjii (Vice Chairperson), Josefina Nekongo & Ndatega Asheela-Shikalepo (Dr).   




The President, Council and Directorate of the LSN
 wish you and your loved ones
a Christmas filled with Blessings, Happiness, Peace and Joy
and
Prosperity in 2022!
The Law Society of Namibia has chosen to release a statement upon recommendation by its Child, Gender, Family Law and Human Rights Committee.

The Law Society of Namibia is appalled by the continuing and ever-increasing wave of gender-based violence and attacks in Namibia.  Our women, our children and our men have been victimised and traumatised and dehumanised in what will remain a stain on our history as a nation.

The Law Society of Namibia hereby condemns in the strongest sense all acts of violence against all people, whether based on gender, sexual orientation, religious, political affiliation or for any other reason.  We encourage the victims of gender-based violence and sexual violence to be brave and come forward in order that the law may run its course. By doing so, people who perpetrate any such crimes can be brought before the courts of law and be tried so that they can be given a severe and fitting sentence. 

We further condemn any statements made that victims who withdraw their cases of gender-based violence, as a result of fear or intimidation, should be arrested.  Victims must be supported and protected, rather than suppressed with threats of being arrested.

We further note that the increasing frustration felt by many of our citizens on account of the perceived inaction of government institutions and the failure of the criminal justice system has in many occasions erupted in calls for an introduction of the death penalty or chemical castration as alternative sentences for these heinous crimes.  It is the Law Society of Namibia’s position that these punishments, even if imposed upon a person found guilty in a court of law, would amount to a breach of the Namibian Constitution and cannot be endorsed in a country that upholds fundamental human rights or International Law. Namibia, all its inhabitants and the Government institutions remain subject to the rule of law and our ultimate sovereign Constitution. This includes upholding the fundamental human rights that so many of us take for granted on a daily basis, such as the presumption of innocence or the right to life.

In an effort to address the frustrations felt by so many in this country, the Law Society of Namibia undertakes to approach the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Gender Equality, as well as other stakeholders, to combine efforts and join hands to look at finding alternative solutions, including the creation of a sexual offenders registry, the enforcement of stricter sentencing for those found guilty of committing gender-based violence, femicide or sexual violence, and other necessary measures, in order to combat this systemic and social problem threatening the fibre of our great Namibia.
The Law Society of Namibia (LSN):

  • is a self-regulating body created in terms of the Legal Practitioners’ Act (1995), which serves the profession and the public by promoting justice; protecting the independence of the judiciary; and upholding the Rule of Law. 
  • also represents the interest of its members who all took an oath to uphold the Namibian Constitution, which protects the Rule of Law and Human Rights.
  • is tasked with maintaining and enhancing the standards of conduct and integrity of all members of the legal profession; encouraging and promoting efficiency and responsibility in the legal profession; defining and enforcing correct and uniform practice; and maintaining discipline among members of the legal profession.
  • plays a pivotal role in protecting monies entrusted to legal practitioners in private practice by members of the public and it further ensures compliance with the rules and regulations regarding trust monies.
 
The Law Society of Namibia (LSN), an equal opportunity employer, is in search of suitably qualified individuals to fill the following THREE vacancies:


The application should be addressed to:
 
The Director
The Law Society of Namibia
1st Floor, Namlex Chambers
333 Independence Avenue
Windhoek
 
Closing Date: FRIDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2021

  • Hard copies should be delivered to the LSN.
  • Only suitably qualified applicants will be considered for shortlisting. 
  • No documents will be kept or returned. 
  • The LSN reserves the right not to make an appointment.
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