{"id":24700,"date":"2013-10-24T15:37:36","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T13:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/10\/who-are-the-best-lawyers-in-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2013-10-24T15:37:36","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T13:37:36","slug":"who-are-the-best-lawyers-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/who-are-the-best-lawyers-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the Best Lawyers in South Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"wpsr_floatbts_anchor\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Fifth Edition of Best Lawyers in South Africa has been released and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr\u2019s lawyers are featured prominently in the list. 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