Attorney Baranbas Xulu has turned to one of his most trusted clients to avoid being arrested, fined and potentially jailed for contempt of court - Judge President John Hlophe.
Judgment has been reserved in the sprawling battle over whether lawyer Barnabas Xulu should pay back R20 million in legal fees he says he rightfully earned from the Department of Fisheries..
Judge President Hlophe and the politics of legal transformation
By Isaac Shai
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Law played a decisive role in the dispossession and oppression of African people in South Africa. In post-apartheid South Africa, law was once again poised to play a central role as an instrument for radical transformation.
The South African Constitution is regarded as a lodestar that guides the process of transformation. However, it appears that there are fundamental questions that as a country we either forgot to ask or took for granted.
One critical aspect that is scarce, particularly in public discourse on the nature and trajectory of our constitutional democracy, is the tension between transformation and “the deeply entrenched attitudes towards and thinking about what the ‘The Law is’, how it works and its function in the legal system and society”.
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Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says he was falsely accused of trying to collapse the interview process for his province s judges when he suggested it be delayed because of the gross misconduct findings made against Judge President John Hlophe. There’s more to this story Subscribe to News24 and get access to our
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The wheels of justice are finally starting to turn, the DA says on Judge President John Hlophe.
The JSC Tribunal found Hlophe guilty of gross misconduct for trying to sway two ConCourt judges to rule in favour of Jacob Zuma in 2008.
The DA called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to appoint a retired judge to investigate all allegations of undue influence and possible bribery of members of the judiciary.
Judge President John Hlophe’s behaviour through the years has decimated the reputation of the Western Cape Division of the High Court, the DA said on Sunday.
But now, the party said in a statement, the wheels of justice are finally starting to turn.