Two cases in which FUL has an interest, one relating to General Mdluli and the other to Judge President Hlophe, will shortly be before the courts again. The Mdluli matter Tomorrow (Thursday 24 October) Judge Murphy will hear applications in the North Gauteng High Court for leave to appeal against the judgment he granted a …
On Monday this week a disciplinary tribunal appointed by the Judicial Service Commission commenced a scheduled fortnight of hearings into a complaint laid by the justices of the Constitutional Court against Western Cape Judge President Hlophe (see September 22 post below). Although FUL itself is not formally a party to the proceedings, they are a …
Today Judge Murphy delivered judgment in the North Gauteng High Court in the case brought by Freedom Under Law last year against the National Prosecuting Authority and others for the reinstatement of serious charges against Police Crime Intelligence head General Mdluli. The judgment, in substance upholding each and every submission advanced on behalf of FUL, …
By coincidence two important cases initiated by FUL are likely to attract public attention this week. Although the cases are wholly unrelated, one involving a senior police officer and the other a senior judge, there are a number of significant common features. The Mdluli case In the first case Judge Murphy is due to deliver …
Gen Mdluli judgment expected; Hlophe JP hearing to start Read More »
On Wednesday this week (11 September) the High Court in Pretoria is due to hear an important case that was launched urgently by Freedom Under Law (FUL) in May last year against the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) and five other public officials. The case challenges decisions by the acting heads of the NDPP …
Everyone concerned about the Rule of Law in Southern Africa must have noted with mounting dismay this week’s news and media comment on the Judicial Service Commission’s latest deliberations. The JSC is an important public body created by the Constitution to protect and promote the Rule of Law by ensuring the independence and effectiveness of …
High Court Judge Justice Joseph Musakwa on Monday 25 March 2013 put the brakes on the malicious persecution of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights board member, Beatrice Mtetwa, after he set aside the dismissal of the top human rights lawyer’s bail application by Harare Provincial Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa and upheld an appeal filed by her …
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Freedom Under Law (FUL) welcomes the recently released decision of the African Commission in the torture case brought against the government of Zimbabwe by Advocate Gabriel Shumba. Mr Shumba, at the time acting as a lawyer for his clients, was arrested by the Zimbabwean authorities in 2003 and took his case to the African Commission …
Freedom Under Law, founded to assert the rule of law in Southern Africa, condemns the arrest reported today of the member of its Board of Directors, Beatrice Mtetwa. Ms Mtetwa was professionally engaged in giving legal assistance to a client targeted by Zimbabwean police when she herself was taken into custody. It is particularly disturbing …
Hugh Corder and Alistair Price The Legal Practice Bill has laudable goals. It is widely acknowledged that legal services are not affordable for most South Africans. Entry into and progression within the legal profession is especially difficult for black and/or female law graduates. Change has been painfully slow since 1994. The Bill aims to tackle these …
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