accelriskconsult wrote:I know that those are governed by specific Acts but legally, you can draw up a charge on your property, without a lawyer. The process that involves advocates is called registration of charges. This process is distinct from the process of drawing up a charge; and yes if the advocate had lost his rights to practice, then the charge can be contested, but is not necessarily invalidated.
What use would a charge which is not registered be? And FYI you can`t register a charge unless it is endorsed with the name of the advocate or law firm that has drawn it up which effectively means that a charge never drawn by an advocate can never be registered.
In fact all documents meant to be filed or accepted by `The Registrar, the Registrar of Titles, the Principal Registrar of Government Lands, the Registrar-General, the Registrar of Companies and any other registering authority` must be drawn by advocates and their names or their firms names endorsed thereon for them to be accepted and recognised by the said authorities.
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