Advocate

“Daarom is ’n intelligensiehoof, as hy sy werk goed doen, ’n baie magtige mens met ontsaglik baie vryheid. Hy”
― Niël Barnard, Geheime Revolusie: Memoires van 'n spioenbaas

“recognises both the power of Courts to protect and regulate their own process as well as their power to develop the common law . . . . The power recognised in s 173 is a key tool for Courts to ensure their own independence and impartiality. It recognises that Courts have the inherent power to regulate and protect their own process. A primary purpose for the exercise of that power must be to ensure that proceedings before Courts are fair. It is therefore fitting that the only qualification on the exercise of that power contained in s 173 is that Courts in exercising this power must take into account the interests of justice.”
― Anonymous

“substantial and substantive Don’t mix these adjectives. Substantial means essential, ample, solidly based. Substantive in the legal setting generally means statutory, depending on the written law for its authority.”
― David Ross, Advocacy

“Dan begin jy voel soos die hond wat die bus gevang het. Ongemaklik. Want dié groot, vet bus loop skynbaar nie net na bestemming Bevordering nie. Daar is ander plekke waar hy ook kan stop.”
― Deon Meyer, Die vrou in die blou mantel