Nigel Willis
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Judges: Meet in the middle
Your anonymous columnist Serjeant at the Bar is critical of Justice Nigel Willis’s judicial musings that favour the private ownership of property.
Limits of judicial fiat
South Gauteng High Court Judge Nigel Willis responds to an article published in the <em>Mail & Guardian</em>.
Who will rule on judges versus the Constitution?
When judges make key decisions, what fidelity do they owe to the normative framework of the Constitution?
Judge Nigel Willis weighs in on urgent Bill
A High Court judge is opposed to the Bill to resolve the impasse over the extension of the term of office of Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo.
The times they are a-changing, and the judiciary must keep up
Commentators on the judiciary and presidency regularly rely on the reassuring expression that our Constitution "is the most progressive in the world".
Satchwell makes her case at JSC interviews
Judge Kathy Satchwell on Tuesday dealt swiftly with a complaint that her sexuality made her an unsuitable candidate for the Constitutional Court.
Court opens door to Hlophe hearing
The M&G will on Wednesday be at the Hilton hotel in Sandton to report on what were to have been closed hearings of the JSC.
Constitutional Court shortlist released
The Judicial Service Commission on Thursday released the shortlist of candidates to be interviewed for the Constitutional Court seat due to be vacated
Concourt post still not filled
The Judicial Service Commission will be re-advertising the position, writes Sello S Alcock.
Baby killers given two life sentences
Three men convicted of killing a 15-month-old baby on her mother’s back in 2006 were each given two life sentences in the Johannesburg High Court, a media report said on Tuesday.…