Table of Contents: Vol 26 • No 3 • December 2013

EDITOR
Hennie Mellet
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Editorial committee
Patric Mtshaulana SC (chair)
Frank Snyckers SC (deputy chair)
Azhar Bham SC
Richard Brooks
Alfred Cockrell SC
Marilena Ioannou
Sandhya Mahabeer
Jean Meiring
Mahlape Sello
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 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
GCB Statement of Intent
Talking Heads
UCT honours Pius Langa – and other upcoming conferences
- Page 4:Judicial review in English law, 13 December 2013 – Cavendish Conference Centre, London.
- Page 4:UCT honours Pius Langa, 16 and 17 January 2014 – UCT campus.
- Page 4:Law and inequalities, 29 May to 1 June 2014 – Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Page 4:Africa-focused courses, 2014 – University of Pretoria
- Page 4:Employment law, 13 and 14 March 2014 – Cape Town
- Page 4:Competition law, 7 and 8 March 2014 – Cape Town
- Page 4:Women lawyers, 8 and 9 May 2014 – Paris, France
- Page 4:Law and society, 20 and 21 November 2014 – Cape Town
- Page 4:Educational systems, 7 to 9 April 2014 – North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus)
- Page 4:Law Week conference, September 2014 – University of Limpopo
- Page 5:Public law, 15 to 17 September 2014 – Cambridge University, UK
- Page 5:Rule of law, 11 to 14 June 2014 – Athens, Greece
GCB Reports
- Page 5:Pupillage, Report by the National Pupillage Coordinator, Jannie van der Merwe, Cape Bar
- Page 6:Pupillage, Format for pupillage 2014, General Council of the Bar of South Africa
- Page 8:GCB Bursary Committee. By Gerrit Pretorius SC, Johannesburg Bar, convenor of the GCB Bursary Committee
- Page 8:Professional ethics. By Nirmal Singh SC, Durban Bar, convenor of the Professional Ethics Committee
- Page 10:Human Rights. By Brahm du Plessis SC, Johannesburg Bar, chair of the Human Rights Committee
Bar news
- Page 12:Eastern Cape – Port Elizabeth: News by By Steve Rorke SC and Anusha Rawjee, Port Elizabeth Bar
- Page 12:Eastern Cape – Grahamstown: News by Niel Schoeman, Grahamstown Bar
- Page 12:Pretoria: Waarnemende aanstellings Deur Thys Snyman, Pretoria Bar
- Page 13:Cape: News by Luke Kelly, Cape Bar
- Page 13:Free State: Tribute to Hans de Bruin, by Henriette Murray, Free State Bar
- Page 14:KwaZulu-Natal: Annual general meeting • Annual Bar dinner • Maritime Law Association of South Africa Conference By Sarah Linscott, KwaZulu-Natal Bar
- Page 16:Johannesburg: Silks-Judges Dinner • Swimming glory • Duma Nokwe Group of Advocates turns ten years old By Kameshni Pillay, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 17:Johannesburg: Victoria Mxenge elects woman advocate as leader By Alan Dodson SC, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 18:Transkei: Mthatha: Tribute to the late Acting Deputy Judge President ZS Peko of the Eastern Cape High Court by PV Msiwa, chairperson, Transkei Society of Advocates
- Page 18:North West: News by John Stander, North West Bar
Tributes
- Page 20:In memoriam: Justice with dignity and sincerity The late Judge ZS Peko, former Acting Deputy Judge President of the Eastern Cape High Court. Tribute by Judge LP Pakade ADJP, Eastern Cape High Court, at a function of the Transkei Society of Advocates, Mthatha
- Page 24:A fearless and independent judiciary Address by Judge L Mpati, President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, at a function of the Transkei Society of Advocates held at the Holiday Inn, Mthatha, on 7 June 2013, honouring the late Judge ZS Peko, former ADJP of the Eastern Cape High Court
- Page 27:In memoriam: Public power on behalf of the people. The late Justice Pius Nkonzo Langa former Chief Justice of South Africa. Tribute by Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke
- Page 28:Fighting for principle ‘No one of us has a right to abandon or desert the fight for a principle’. A tribute to the late Chief Justice Langa at the tenth anniversary of the Duma Nokwe Group of Advocates by Patric Mtshaulana SC
Forum
- Page 30:Error of fact The recognition of error of fact as a ground for judicial review in South African administrative law. By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 34Manual or automatic? For South African judges, there’s no manual and still very little training, discovers Jean Meiring, Johannesburg Bar
Opinion
- Page 39:How corporate South Africa exploits Africa. By Simba Chitando, member of the Cape and Johannesburg Bars
- Page 41:The authority of Full Benches in other divisions, By HJ Benade, Free State Bar, Bloemfontein
- Page 41:Briefing patterns – matter of great concern. By MN Hinana, Mthatha Bar
- Page 43:A letter of advice to aspirant-pupils. By Madidimalo Vincent-James Chauke, Johannesburg Bar
Slices of Bar life
- Page 44:The leader helming Victoria Mxenge – Rajab-Budlender. By Jean Meiring, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 46:Deep voices, romantic passes – and ugly shoes: on being a woman advocate in Harare. By Fadzayi Mahere, Harare Bar, Zimbabwe
From the Publishers
- Page 48:DNA in the Courtroom – Principles and Practice By Lirieka Meintjes Van der Walt. Reviewed by Belinda DaffueBelinda Daffue, member of the National Forum of Advocates, Bloemfontein
- Page 48:Stella Iuris: Celebrating 100 years of teaching law in Pietermaritzburg. Edited by Michael Kidd and Shannon Hoctor. Reviewed by AJ Dickson SC, Pietermaritzburg Bar
- Page 49:Parole in South Africa By Joey Moses. Reviewed by Frank Snyckers SC, Johannesburg Bar
- Page 50:Admiralty Jurisdiction Law and Practice in South Africa, Second edition by Gys Hofmeyr. Reviewed by Richard Brooks, Grahamstown Bar
- Page 50:SA Criminal Law and Procedure Vol 1, Fourth edition by Jonathan Burchell. Reviewed by Richard Brooks, Grahamstown Bar
- Page 51:Constitutional Property Law, Third edition, by AJ van der Walt. Reviewed by Verlaine de Wit, Johannesburg Bar
Legal Crossword
- Page 51:Legal Crossword Number 21
- Page 52:Legal Crossword Number 21: Answers
Fly
- Page 52:Fly on the wall