It is time to localise the Court of Appeal

A follower of this column sent me an email some time ago asking if I would comment on the localisation of the Court of Appeal (CoA) bench. He wanted to know, precisely, what my views are on the issue. For a moment I wondered whether I should take the challenge.

You cannot tackle these kind of issues without earning yourself an enemy or two.

I was being invited to pass a verdict on the jobs of men I will in time be kneeling before praying before for justice. Imagine telling a man that your judicial system can do without him and then appearing before him pleading for your client’s life. But then, it’s a free country and my line of work is all about making friends and enemies so the challenge struck me as something of an occupational risk. So I have decided to accept the challenge. We talk about localisation in every employment sphere without inhibition. Why should the CoA be an exception?

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A step in the right direction

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