Black Lawyers Association
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Unfair practices against black and female lawyers are ‘plain for everybody to see’
"We have a longstanding problem within the legal profession where black people are not getting a fair share of the work available out there."
Prejudiced private sector holds no brief for black counsel
Again, as when the Black Lawyers Association was formed, and as Steve Bantu Biko observed, we are on our own.
Black lawyers defend NPA boss Nxasana
The Black Lawyers Association says it is disturbed by a call for embattled NPA chief Mxolisi Nxasana to resign.
Interrogating the judges
The Judicial Service Commission that selects judges has been set for scrutinisation as a number of vacancies remain, leaving vacuums in SA’s courts.
JSC begins to grasp the meaning of a non-racial judiciary
The first JSC meeting under new Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng was not without its share of interest and possibilities for the better.
Black lawyers say Lekota a ‘threat’ to empowerment
The Black Lawyers Association have expressed concern over Mosiuoa Lekota’s statement on affirmative action, labelling it a ‘threat’
‘Law Society dispute an issue of governance, not race’
A dispute has erupted over recent conflict between lawyers belonging to the Law Society of the Northern Provinces.
Black lawyers want judges to step down
The Black Lawyers Association wants action against the judges of the country’s highest court, the Sunday Times reports.
‘It’s not about race’
Advocates for Transformation this week reacted to the Hlophe uproar by rejecting calls for his suspension.
‘Can’t have JSC fiddling’ on Hlophe
The General Council of the Bar, representing most of the country’s advocates, on Tuesday added its voice to calls for Cape Judge President John Hlophe to step down. Chairperson…