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Professional Services

Professional services firms, law, audit, engineering, consulting, HR, are regulated by statutory professional bodies, and most are accountable institutions under FICA. The primary asset is professional expertise, and practitioners face personal liability alongside organisational obligations.
Applicable legislation

Key legal frameworks

Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 (Legal Practice Council)
Auditing Profession Act 26 of 2005 (IRBA)
Engineering Profession Act 46 of 2000 (ECSA)
Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001 (FICA)
Companies Act 71 of 2008
Regulators

Who oversees this industry

LPC. Legal Practice CouncilIRBA. Independent Regulatory Board for AuditorsSAICA, SA Institute of Chartered AccountantsECSA / SACAP / other professional councilsFIC, FICA accountable institution compliance
King V principles most affected
P2. EthicsP5. CompositionP9. Compliance
What Encircle tracks for Professional Services
Professional body registration and CPD compliance per practitioner
FICA RMCP and KYC/CDD for all clients (most firms are accountable institutions)
Independence requirements (audit / legal conflicts of interest)
Professional indemnity insurance governance
Conflict of interest policy and partner/director declarations

Your Professional Services industry profile

Industry Intelligence is in build. Once it lands, Encircle will load the specific legislation, regulations and professional standards that apply to your industry, with no manual configuration. The six launch frameworks are live today and are not waiting on it.

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