Judgment in a seminal case on hate speech in South Africa was handed down on 30 July 2021. According to Bowmans head of pro bono, Fatima Laher, the long-awaited ruling ‘is one of the most important judgments of our time, very relevant and very pertinent’. Bowmans acted for the South African Human Rights Commission in the matter between it, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Jonathan Dubula Qwelane: Qwelane v South African Human Rights Commission and Another.