Table of Contents: Vol 11 • No 1 • May 1998
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PB Hodes SC
CB Mann
P Pauw
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RL Selvan SC
WHG van der Linde SC
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Editorial • Redaksioneel
The Chairman’s contribution
Bar news • Balienuus
- Page 8: Cape contributed by Willie Duminy SC, Cape Town
- Page 9: Eastern Cape contributed by Gordon Hartford, Port Elizabeth
- Page 9: Noord–Kaap bygedra deur BJ Erasmus, Kimberley
- Page 11: Johannesburg contributed by Mark Stranex, Johannesburg
- Page 13: Natal contributed by C N Patel, Durban
- Page 14: Pretoria bygedra deur Bill Prinsloo SC, Pretoria
Forum
New silks
The Judiciary – new judges
GCB News
- Page 21: Executive meeting of the GCB by Elize van den Heever
- Page 23: Legal Aid Forum by Johann Gautschi SC
The Judiciary – Labour Court
- Page 26: Judges of the Labour Court
- Page 28: Die Arbeidshowe: uitnemende hofgeriewe
- Page 29: The new Labour Court of South Africa by AA Landman
The Judiciary: We remember them …
- Page 31: The late Chief Justice PJ Rabie SC. Tribute by Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed, Bloemfontein
- Page 32: Wyle regter JNC de Villiers KC. Huldeblyk deur appèlregter Hennie van Heerden,
Bloemfontein - Page 32: The late Judge Philip Meskin SC. Tribute by Judge President J A Howard, Durban
Reports
- Page 33: AFSA enters the labour dispute resolution market place by Roland Sutherland SC,
Johannesburg Bar - Page 34: Towards the truth: The GCB’s submissions to the TRC by Jeremy Gauntlett SC, Cape Bar
- Page 39: The International Bar Association by Peter Hodes SC, chairman of the GCB
- Page 41: The White Paper on the Road Accident Fund by Dan Neser SC and John Mullins, Pretoria
Bar
Aspects of Practice • Praktyksbrokkies
- Page 45: Practice management for the Bar by Willie Duminy SC, Cape Bar
- Page 47: The next step towards differential case management by Ben Griesel SC, Cape Bar
- Page 49: Case management and court–annexed alternative dispute resolution by David Ipp
- Page 51: Contingency fees. And justice for all? by Derek Mitchell SC, Cape Bar
- Page 53: Aspects of practice/Praktyksbrokkies by John Middleton, Pretoriase Balie
- Page 56: Come to think of it.. by Gordon Hartford, Port Elizabeth Bar
Technological update
Education and training
- Page 61: Diary: Worldwide Advocacy Conference
- Page 61: Advocacy training news – Visit by advocacy trainers from the Faculty of Advocates in
Edinburgh. Lyn Ploos van Amstel. Advocacy training co-ordinator, Durban - Page 64: National Bar Examination Board by Archie Findlay SC, Durban Bar
Forum
- Page 66: lndependence and the advocates’ profession by Eberhard Bertelsmann SC, Pretoria Bar
- Page 69: The Second Bram Fischer Memorial Lecture by Chief Justice I Mahomed
- Page 73: Pre–trial services and awaiting trial prisoners by David Porogo. Chief director:
Communication services, Department of Justice - Page 74: The underrepresentation of blacks and women at the Bar by Norman Arendse and Vuyani
Ngalwana, Cape Bar - Page 80: Die Regsfakulteit van die Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit deur Derek van der Merwe
- Page 84: A Civil Action by Felicia Kentridge
Reviews • Resensies
- Page 86: Workplace Law,Second edition by John Grogan reviewed by PA Carstens, Pretoria Bar
- Page 86: Cross-examination in South Africa by deur J P Pretorius reviewed by Annamarie van der
Kolf, Staatsadvokaat, Johannesburg - Page 87: The Law of Children and Young Persons in South Africa, edited by J A Robinson reviewed
by Lynette Kotzè, Pretoria Bar - Page 87: Henochsberg on the Close Corporations Act deur P M Meskin, bygestaan deur J A Kunst
reviewed by Nico Oelofse, Pretoria Bar - Page 88: Private International Law, Third edition by C F Forsyth reviewed by WRE Duminy SC, Cape
Bar