The Legal Practice Act section 34(5) states that attorneys may only practise:
For their own account
As part of a law clinic established ito ss 8
As part of Legal Aid South Africa
As part of a commercial juristic entity referred to in subsection (7) and as such may only make over to, share or divide any portion of their professional fee whether by way of partnership, commission, allowance, or otherwise with an attorney;
as an attorney in the fulltime employment of the State as a state attorney or the South African Human Rights commission
