How should we choose our top civil servants?

How should we choose our civil servants? Who chooses them? What are the criteria to be employed? How should they be fired?  Should not civil society and Parliament have a role to play? Should not the public be consulted?

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The MACC quandary: Should stakeholders be consulted before public officials are appointed?

A great public uproar accompanied the sudden appointment of the MACC Chief. Behind the clamour lurks a Kraken of colossal importance: Should all national stakeholders have a say in the appointment of senior public servants? This is an educational moment. What will we do with it?

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9 Tips For Better Pleadings

Your case will be won - or lost - on your pleadings. Here are 9 tips on how to draft bullet-proof Pleadings.

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11 Tips for Drafting Better Applications & Affidavits

You draft - and oppose - applications and affidavits every single day. Here are some tips for better drafting.

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10 Tips for Better Legal Arguments

Craft better Legal Arguments. Here are 10 useful tips.

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Words to a pupil, over coffee

As you enter into pupillage, what would you like to know? What is it like on the other side of the fence? What does a pupil-master expect of a pupil?

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