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Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has withdrawn his urgent interdict to try to stop parliament from implementing recommendations by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) that he be impeached.
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Strike-off case pulls in judge

Judge Mushtak Parker is implicated in an application to strike off his former partners. He is also involved in the fight between the Western Cape high court’s judge president and…

Muzi Sikhakhane (left), Nasreen Rajab-Budlender (centre) and Tembeka Ngcukaitobi are among the founders of the Pan-African Bar Association of South Africa, which will offer full-time training and a salary to pupils. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

New Act, new council, new Bar

The Legal Practice Act and the Pan Africa Bar Association could mean big changes

Judiciary calls for balance between independence and accountability

Many members of the judiciary are uneasy about the draft Superior Courts Act norms and standards that Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has prepared.

Legal Practice Bill: Fusion in disguise

Converging the professions of attorney and advocate is a contentious issue and will change the legal landscape. Dene Smuts and John Jeffery face off.

Bills, Boers and Nkandla, it’s seriously silly

Between secrecy, controversy and infighting, election season shows no sign of slowing down, writes Rapule Tabane.

Professor Narend Baijnath said an institution can lose its accreditation if

Controversial Bill ends legal fraternity’s self-regulation

While the National Assembly has passed the Legal Practice Bill, some feel the Bill will erode the independence of the legal profession.

Call for more public say in legal fees

The African National Congress has rejected self-regulation and has accused members of the Bar of self-interest.

Not only did George Bizos fight, he also left us a manual — the Constitution — with which we can continue to honour his and his colleagues’ legacies.

George Bizos rails against proposed Bill

Respected human rights lawyer George Bizos has used a submission by late chief justice Arthur Chaskalson to argue against the Legal Practice Bill.