Coronavirus won't cause Appeals Court postponement

Addressing all attorneys in a letter dated March 16, 2020, Gaobatwe said: “I am directed to inform the addresses that in the interests of continuity, no postponement will be entertained during the April session of the Court of Appeal in the grounds of unavailability of South African counsel, as may be the case, from coronavirus flying restrictions or otherwise”.

She said local counsel must be prepared to argue their clients appeals, utilising, when necessary, heads of arguments prepared by counsel.