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Court gets De Lille affidavit she didn't know about
Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille has ordered an investigation into a senior public works official who allegedly misled the courts by deposing to an affidavit on De Lille's behalf without her knowledge or permission, says a Sunday Times report.
Attorney leaves long trail of financial scams
The South African attorney arrested and charged with embezzlement of more than R1.4m in Mauritius is facing a disciplinary process before the Legal Practice Council (LPC).
Grandmother loses DNA test bid on late son
A grandmother who wanted her son’s body exhumed so that DNA samples could be taken to prove her theory that he was not the father of two boys, was referred to as a ‘putative grandmother’ by a judge.
Minister discriminated against white magistrate
Following a 12-year battle, the Minister of Justice has been ordered to immediately appoint a white magistrate who has been discriminated against, Beeld reports.
Fake Zille Twitter account case in court today
EFF councillor Anthony Matumba, alleged to have been behind a fake Twitter account used to spread disparaging, racist and harassing comments towards black women, says the complainant failed to provide a shred of evidence linking him to the account.
Millions poured into Phiyega’s ‘zombie litigation’
The government has thrown R5.5m and counting into a black hole of litigation for former Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega to clear her name in relation to the Marikana massacre, despite a High Court finding her application was threadbare and not in the public interest.
LPC complaint lodged over 'ninja' remark
A professional misconduct complaint has been laid with the Legal Practice Council (LPC) against an attorney who allegedly accused a senior counsel, dressed in a hijab, of ‘dressing like a ninja’ to put ‘on an act’ for the day’s proceedings at the Constitutional Court.
Seth Nthai's ConCourt appeal dismissed with costs
Lawyer Seth Nthai's career has been dealt a blow after the Constitutional Court dismissed his application to appeal a SCA judgment that overturned his re-admission to the Bar.
Advocate appointed to head decuplets story inquiry
Independent Media says it has appointed veteran anti-apartheid lawyer, Michael Donen SC, to chair its external inquiry into the Tembisa decuplets story, according to a report on the IoL site.
Discovery caught up in official's alleged board 'fix'
An investigation has been launched after a senior Discovery Health official was caught on tape hatching a scheme to fix the board at one of its client medical aids in order to protect its profits.
Sorry decuplets saga to be investigated
The sorry saga of the alleged birth of decuplets, now shown to be a hoax, is to be independently investigated by the media group, whose newspaper, the Pretoria News, was the source of the reports.
LPC investigating conduct of Hlophe's attorney
The Legal Practice Council (LPC) has confirmed it is investigating Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe's attorney, Barnabas Xulu, for misconduct following a scathing contempt of court ruling given against him.
Hlophe picked the judge to argue his fate
Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe – the first judge to face possible impeachment for gross misconduct after being found guilty by a Judicial Conduct Tribunal – selected a judge to represent the division at deliberations into his final fate, says a Daily Maverick report by Marianne Thamm.
State accused of ‘extravagance’ in Xulu case
The state's hunting down of lawyer Barnabas Xulu for R20m in legal fees is an ‘extraordinary extravagance’, his Advocate, Isaac Shai, told the Western Cape High Court in a virtual hearing on Friday.
Hlophe lawyer's bid to appeal contempt ruling dismissed
Judge President John Hlophe's attorney, Barnabas Xulu, has failed in his urgent bid to challenge the scathing contempt of court ruling made against him, which he argued unlawfully ordered him to hand over his Porsche.
