Table of Contents: Vol 26 • No 2 • August 2013
EDITOR
Hennie Mellet
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Editorial committee
Patric Mtshaulana SC (chair)
Frank Snyckers (deputy chair)
Azhar Bham SC
Richard Brooks
Alfred Cockrell
Marilena Ioannou
Sandhya Mahabeer
Jean Meiring
Mahlape Sello,
Lwandile Sisilana
Gerrit Pretorius 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 Linscott, 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
Umtata: Vusi Msiwa
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Chair’s contribution
Stop press: Media statement by the GCB
GCB news
- Page 5: GCB ad hoc committee on the Legal Practice Bill: Report for constituent Bars on the regulation and governance of the advocates’ profession under the Legal Practice Bill. By IAM Semenya SC, chair of the General Council of the Bar
- Page 8: Annual general meeting of the GCB. By Francois Botes, Pretoria Bar
- Page 10: Future Leaders Symposium, Durban 5 and 6 July 2013. By Sarah Linscott
- Page 15: The 2013 LLB summit, By Leon Dicker, Pretoria Bar
- Page 22: The LLB. By Angelo Pantazis, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 24: Pro bono assistance. By TN Aboobaker SC, convenor Pro Bono Committee, Johannesburg Bar. Report to the GCB’s AGM on July 2013
- Page 35: Taking silk
Bar news
- Page 25: Cape: Housing Policy. By Nick de Jager, Cape Bar
- Page 25: Cape: Cricket at the Cape Bar – 2012/2013 Season Review. By LJ Smit, Cape Bar
- Page 28: Free State: News by Henriette Murray, Bloemfontein Bar – Bar news • Legal Eagle Bike Run • Hiking trails
- Page 31: Johannesburg: Recent judicial appointment: Judge Gregory Wright. By Matseleng Lekoane, Duma Nokwe Chambers, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 31: Johannesburg: Johannesburg Bar at the Midmar 2013. By André Gautschi, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 32: Eastern Cape – Grahamstown: Changing of the guard • Acting appointments. By Richard Brooks, Grahamstown Bar
- Page 32: Eastern Cape – Port Elizabeth: Changing of the guard • Acting appointments. news by Steve Rorke SC and Anusha Rawjee, Port Elizabeth Bar
- Page 33: Pretoria: News by Thys Snyman, Pretoria Bar – Waarnemende aanstellings • Piet de Jager SC • The 2013 Winter Blanket Project
- Page 34: Pretoria: Soccer extravaganza By Molatelo wa Malowa, Club coordinator
- Page 35: KwaZulu-Natal: By Sarah Linscott, KwaZulu-Natal Bar – Member survives Comrades for the fourth time • MLA Juniors’ Evening
Judiciary
- Page 33: Adjunk-Regterpresident WJ van der Merwe
- Page 34: Judge BR Southwood
Forum
- Page 36: The future of pupillage: transparency and accountability By Chris Marnewick SC, former member of the Durban Bar
- Page 40 Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950): MiddleTemplar extraordinary By Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC, Middle Temple, London
- Page 45: De Bloedige Hand Neemt Geen Erfenis Revisited By PW Thirion
Upcoming Conferences
Slices of Bar life
From the Publishers
Legal Crossword
- Page 51: Legal Crossword Number 20
- Page 52: Legal Crossword Number 20 Answers
Fly
- Page 52: Fly on the wall