Two different articles came up today
Business Day - Advocates raise the bar on transformation
ADVOCATES in Johannesburg aspiring to attain the highest status in their profession — that of senior counsel or “silk” — will from now on have to display a “demonstrable commitment to transformation” to qualify for selection. This is froma a resolution passed by the Johannesburg Bar Council.
This demonstrable commitment
Now the silks committee had to consider the extent to which a candidate had mentored black and women juniors, his participation in transformation through bar structures, and how often he had involved black and women juniors in cases.
I like this.
FM - GOVERNMENT TENDERS - Sold, to the highest bidder
A sad tale of a person who applied to the court to get a tender decision set-aside. It took him two years to get the matter to the supreme court. By the time the court had heard it the contract (winning bidder) had run its course.
The SCA concluded that the question was moot and any judgment would have no practical effect. The appeal was dismissed with costs.
And so says Andrew Donnelly of Shepstone & Wylie
"(I)nterdicts are often hurried and we don't always have all the information, but this is our one bite at the cherry," says Donnelly. "And if it is unsuccessful, it is not practical to take it any further."
The message seems to be that you need to have your act firmly together if you want to pursue this route. Read the article.
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