The Johannesburg Society of Advocates has come out in defence of advocate Mahlape Sello SC – a member of the Section 89 panel appointed to establish whether there was evidence of wrongdoing by President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Phala Phala matter.
One of the grounds is the publication of a list of counsel and the fees they earned from litigation around the reports of the suspended public protector
The deafening silence from the Legal Practice Council following the publication of advocate Teffo's letter is worrisome, as the body cannot be seen to be selective of the issues that they comment on, especially if it concerns issues that are highly relevant to the legal practice and the public at large, writes Bouwer van Niekerk.
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