LAW SOCIETY URGES JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION TO DEAL WITH COMPLAINT AGAINST JUDGE PRESIDENT HLOPHE EXPEDITIOUSLY

The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) expresses its grave concern at the complaint lodged by the Constitutional Court judges against Cape Judge President John Hlophe.

‘The LSSA has no doubt that the Constitutional Court judges considered the matter carefully before lodging the complaint with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC),' say LSSA Co-Chairpersons CP Fourie and Vincent Saldanha. The LSSA has noted the statement of the Constitutional Court judges in this regard.

The Co-Chairpersons add: ‘The JSC is the constitutionally appropriate body to deal with complaints of alleged judicial misconduct, and the LSSA urges the JSC to deal with the matter expeditiously in view of the seriousness of the complaint.'

Statement issued on behalf of the co-chairpersons of the Law Society of South Africa June 2 2008