Table of Contents: Vol 26 • No 1 • April 2013
EDITOR
Hennie Mellet
hfmellet@telkomsa.net
082 961 7696
Editorial committee
Patric Mtshaulana SC (chair)
Frank Snyckers (deputy chair)
Azhar Bham SC
Richard Brooks
Alfred Cockrell
Marilena Ioannou
Sandhya Mahabeer
Jean Meiring
Lwandile Sisilana
IAM Semenya SC (ex officio – GCB chair)
Bar representatives
Bhisho: Vacant
Cape: Luke Kelly
Free State: Henriette Murray.
Grahamstown: Richard Brooks
Johannesburg: Kameshni Pillay
KwaZulu-Natal: Laurence Broster SC, Sarah Linscot, Kerusha Pillay
Namibia: D Obbes SC
Northern Cape: Lizanne van Niekerk
North West: John Stander
Port Elizabeth: Steve Rorke SC, Anusha Rawjee
Pretoria: Thys Snyman
Mthatha: Vusi Msiwa
Editorial information
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Chair’s contribution
Upcoming conferences
GCB news
Judiciary
Press/Media Releases by the GCB
- Page 9: Tribute to the late former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson by Ishmael Semenya SC, chairman of the GCB, 3 December 2012
- Page 10: Nine ConCourt judges say allegations of secret party membership wrong and damaging. Statement by eight retired and one retiring judge of the Constitutional Court (Pius Langa , Laurie Ackermann, Richard Goldstone, Johann Kriegler, Yvonne Mokgoro, Kate O’Regan, Albie Sachs and Zak Yacoob), 12 December 2012
- Page 12: Arrest of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer by IAM Semenya SC, chairman of the GCB, 18 March 2013
Bar news
- Page 13: KwaZulu-Natal: By Sarah Linscott, KwaZulu-Natal Bar – The annual general meeting of the Kwa-Zulu-Natal Society of Advocates • Kissoon Singh SC (chairman 2012/ 2013 Bar Council) • Avril Potgieter SC (deputy chairman 2012/ 2013 Bar Council) • Marumo Moerane SC (chairman 2011/2012 Bar Council) • LexisNexis presentation
- Page 14: Northern Cape: New members. By Lizanne van Niekerk, Northern Cape Bar
- Page 15: Free State: News by Henriette Murray, Free State Bar
- Page 16: Cape: Profiles on new appointments to the Cape Bench – Judge Judith Cloete, Judge Babalwa Pearl Mantame, Judge Mokgoatji Dolamo, Judge Owen Rogers, Judge Ashton Schippers. By Luke Kelly, Cape Bar
- Page 17: Johannesburg: Maisels Group Golf Day. By Owen Salmon, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 18: Johannesburg: Group 621 reaches its first century By Jean Meiring, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 19: Johannesburg: Johannesburg Bar’s support for judicial education By Les Morison SC, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 20: Pretoria: Nuus deur Thys Snyman, Pretoria Bar – Regbank: Dawie Fourie SC • New members • Danie van Loggerenberg SC • Waarnemende aanstellings
- Page 22: Pretoria: LexisNexis sponsorship. By Thami Ncongwane SC, chairman of the Pretoria Bar and AFT Pretoria
- Page 22: Pretoria: Circle Chambers in Brooklyn expands and produces judges. By Henk Havenga SC, Pretoria Bar
- Page 23: Eastern Cape: Port Elizabeth – News by Steve Rorke SC and Anusha Rawjee, Port Elizabeth Bar
- Page 23: Eastern Cape: Grahamstown – New judge: Judge Murray Lowe • New members. By Richard Brooks, Grahamstown Bar
- Page 24: North West: News by John Stander, North West Bar
- Page 24: North West: In memoriam – Tribute to the late retired Judge President Morris Woolf (Mockie) Friedman By Judge MM Leeuw, Judge President of the North West High Court
Forum
- Page 25: The Legal Practice Bill – access to justice or executive control? By Izak Smuts SC, Eastern Cape Bar, Grahamstown
- Page 29: The Natives Land Act of 1913 and its legacy. By Alan Dodson SC, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 33: The hypocrisy of the legal profession. By Vuyani Ngalwana, Duma Nokwe Group of Advocates, member of the Johannesburg Bar
- Page 35: Objective jurisdictional fact or decision subject to review? Asking different questions in the Simelane matter. By Frank Snyckers SC, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 37: The doctrine of separation of powers (a South African perspective) by Judge Phineas M Mojapelo, Deputy Judge President of the Southern Gauteng High Court
Slices
From the Publishers
- Page 49: A Practical Guide to Disciplinary Hearings By Michael Opperman Juta Law (2011) Soft cover, reviewed by Michelle Ngqanda, Durban Bar
- Page 49: Contract General Principles, Fourth edition by SWJ van der Merwe, LF van Huyssteen, MFB Reinecke and GF Lubbe Juta Law 2012)Soft cover, reviewed by Alfred Cockrell SC, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 50: Planning Law Second Edition by Jeannie van Wyk Juta’s Property Law Library (2012) Soft cover, reviewed by Sandhya Mahabeer, Durban Bar
- Page 50: Contemporary Company Law, Second Edition by FHI Cassim, ML Cassim, R Cassim, R Jooste, J Shew and J Yeats Juta Law (2012) Soft cover, reviewed by DS Hodge, The Island Group, Sandown, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 51: Administrative Law in South Africa Second edition by Cora Hoexter Juta Law (2012) Soft cover, reviewed by Alfred Cockrell SC, Johannesburg Bar
Legal Crossword
- Page 51: Legal Crossword Number 19
- Page 46: Legal Crossword Number 19: Answers
Fly
- Page 52: Fly on the wall