“Refusal of grant of practising certificate entitling him to engage in legal practice as an employee of a law practice for the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026”

“Refusal for grant of Australian practising certificate entitling him to engage in legal practice as a principal of a law practice for the period 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026”

The council and its disciplinary committee not only failed to act in the public interest but also contributed to injustice, says Judge Siraj Desai The Legal Services Ombud has castigated the Legal Practice Council (LPC) for failing to act in the public interest and...

Preserving our democracy requires two crucial pillars: an independent judiciary and a free, vibrant press. Regrettably, these pillars collided recently, sounding a disconcerting alarm about the perils of judicial incompetence. In a disheartening turn of events, Judge...

“I am constrained to say the following. Whilst [Judge Fisher's] industry cannot be faulted; it regrettably has to be said that not a single finding that she made had been open for her to make. Moreover, these findings were made without any admissible evidence.” These...

“Top media counsel Ben Winks late last month argued for permission to film, in the Johannesburg High Court, the criminal trial of those accused of the murder of Orlando Pirates footballer Senzo Meyiwa.

Winks stated that it is not for those trying to assert constitutional rights to be put to the expense of a substantive (read R50 000) court application on every occasion, as Naidu would have it. It is for those seeking to limit these rights who should be launching an application, and take the risk of a costs order being awarded should they lose with costs on what is settled law. Winks told Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela that this was “the price of living in a constitutional democracy”.

His argument was crisp and to the point. It prevailed.”