
Editor
Franny Rabkin
franny.rabkin@gcbsa.co.za
Editorial committee
Frank Snyckers SC (chair)
Nathi Dwayi
Marilena Maddison
Sandhya Mahabeer SC
Loyiso Makapela
Jean Meiring
Lwandile Sisilana
Muhammad Zakaria Suleman
Myron Dewrance SC
(ex officio – GCB chair)
BAR REPRESENTATIVES
Cape: Gregory Solik
Free State: Inga Macakati
Grahamstown: Thomas Miller
Johannesburg: Quentin du Plessis
KwaZulu-Natal: Lisa Olsen and Nooreen Nursoo
Namibia: Esi Schimming-Chase
Northern Cape: Albert Eillert
North West: John Stander
Polokwane: Nathi Gaisa
Gqeberha: James Ramsay
Pretoria: Megan Moodley
Bhisho: Bayethe Maswazi
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ISSN 1683-2566
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Editorial
- Page 1 From the Editor
Index
- Page 2 In this Issue
GCB & National News
- Page 3 GCB Statement on the judgment of the Constitutional Court in respect of Janusz Walus 25 November 2022Media release on the appointment of Deputy Chief Justice Maya
- Page 4 GCB Statement on the passing of Thulani Maseko 24 January 2023
- Page 6 Fifth time’s the charm? Where will the seat of the Eastern Cape Divison be?
- Page 8 100 More campaign launched to celebrate the centenary of women in the legal profession
- Page 10 GCB Annual training course hosted at Wallenberg, Stellenbosch
- Page 15 Regional Conference: The HCCH and the relevance of its work for Southern Africa
Bar News
- Page 17 KwaZulu-Natal Bar
- Page 24 Bhisho Bar
- Page 27 Gqeberha Bar
- Page 28 Grahamstown / Makhanda Bar
- Page 29 Cape Bar
- Page 33 Johannesburg Bar
- Page 39 Pretoria Bar
- Page 45 Free State Bar
Forum
- Page 48 Is there a judge in the house? by Justice Malcolm Wallis
- Page 57 The way we appoint acting judges needs a renovation by Bayethe Maswazi, Member of the Bhisho Society of Advocates
Slices
- Page 62 Best kept secret? Publication of a sixth edition of Herbstein and Van Winsen by Cheryl Loots
- Page 64 Shaped like a squashed cursive P by Knox D’arcy
From the publishers
- Page 65 Over-thinking the Protection of Personal Information Act: The last POPIA book you will ever need by De Stadler et al reviewed by Paul Wallis SC
Law Matters
- Page 66 Law Matters by Franny Rabkin
Fly on the Wall
- Page 68 Fly on the Wall