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Justice Sachs impressed with legal fraternity

───   11:37 Thu, 02 Apr 2015

Justice Sachs impressed with legal fraternity | News Article

Bloemfontein - Retired Constitutional Court Judge and human rights activist, Albie Sachs says he’s pleased that the country has senior advocates from all backgrounds.

There have recently been complaints that the private sector and government appoint mainly white advocates for sensitive and important cases.
 
By April last year South Africa had more than 2 500 senior councils, with whites dominating the fraternity. Justice Sachs spoke to OFM News in an exclusive interview and said progress has been made.

Edwin Ntshidi/OFM News

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