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Pretoria
Bygedra deur Henk Havenga
Nuwe Balieraad
Sedert die vorige uitgawe het die Pretoria
Balie sy nuwe Balieraad vir 2004-05
gekies. Die stempersentasie was hoog.
Die lede in die drie geboue waarin
die Balie tans gehuisves word, is goed
verteenwoordig op die nuwe Balieraad.
Alle belangegroepe binne die Balie is
ook goed verteenwoordig en dit is na die
eerste paar vergaderings duidelik dat die
Balieraad, in wat verwag word 'n moeilike
jaar gaan wees vir die advokatuur,
as 'n eenheid saamwerk. Mabel (MM)
Jansen se is herkies as voorsitter vir
haar tweede termyn, terwyl Hans (HJ)
Fabricius se verkies is as die nuwe
ondervoorsitter.
Die 'ou' strydros, Dawie (DS) Fourie
se, wat vir 'n ongelooflike 14 jaar
ononderbroke op die Balieraad gedien
het, het homself nie herverkiesbaar gestel
nie. Hy verdien 'n ruskans en ons
bedank horn vir die jarelange diens en
bydrae wat hy gelewer het. Ons gaan
horn nie te lank laat rus nie!
Die ander lede van die Balieraad is
Andre (Ae) Ferreira se, Andre
(MA) Badenhorst SC, Bertus (JG)
Bergenthuin se, Pat (P) Ellis se, Ig
(lM) Bredenkamp, Carlos (CA) da
Silva, Henk (HS) Havenga, Ben (BH)
Swart, JG (Gerhard) Naude, Lettie (LM)
Molopa, Tobie (TP) Krtiger, Seth (SA)
Nthai, Julian (J) du Plessis, Percy (PM)
Leopeng, Tebogo (TI) Bodiba, Nicoline
(N) Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen (eresekretaris)
en Marie (M) Olivier (sekretaris).
Acting appointments
As usual, the Pretoria Bar has proved
to be a useful source from which acting
judges were drawn. The following members
held acting appointments during
the period 19 April-18 June 2004: BC
Bredenkamp se, eD de Jager SC, HJ de
Vos se, EW Dunn se, PZ Ebersohn, P
Ellis se, DS Fourie se, P Ginsburg se,
11 Goodey se, HS Havenga, FJ Jooste
se, TJ Kruger se, JW Louw se, SJ
Maritz se, Q Pelser se, RJ Raath se,
MM Rip se, WPN Sceales se, MNS
Sithole SC, FH Terblanche se, BC van
den Heever se, pe van der Byl se, DE
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van Loggerenberg se, Jew van Rooyen
se, and LJL Visser Se.
New silks
The following members took silk:
GW Alberts se
George was born is Salisbury, Rhodesia
and matriculated at Union High School,
Graaff-Reinet in 1974. He obtained a
Beom (1977) and LLB (1980) from the
University of Port Elizabeth. He served
articles of clerkship at Klagsbruns Inc,
Pretoria, from 1983-84 and practised as
an attorney at the same firm until June
1986. He was a director of Weavind
and Weavind Inc from July 1986-June
1987. George joined the Pretoria Bar in
August 1987. He has a varied general
practice with the main emphasis more
or less equally on personal injury cases
and commercial litigation. George is an
occasional golfer, enjoys hunting during
the winter months and is a deep sea
angler. He is also a keen cyclist.
MA Badenhorst se
Andre is in Pretoria gebore en het in
1971 aan die Middelburgse Hoerskool
gematrikuleer. Hy het in 1974 die
graad BIuris aan die Potchefstroomse
Universiteit vir ehristelike Hoer
Onderwys en daarna sy LLB in 1977 aan
die Universiteit van Pretoria behaal. In
1976 het hy in die Departement Justisie
as 'n staatsaanklaer in die landdroshof,
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Pretoria, gedien. In 1978 en 1979 het hy
sy verpligte militere opleiding gedoen in
die hoedanigheid van regsadviseur vir
die Geneesheer-Generaal. Gedurende
die jare 1980-82 was hy 'n leerklerk en
daarna 'n professionele assistent by die
Staatsprokureur, Pretoria. In 1984 het hy
by die Pretoriase Balie aangesluit waar
hy sedert 1 Desember 1984 praktiseer.
In sy vrye tyd is Andre 'n ywerige versamelaar
van boeke. Hy lees graag en
het ook 'n groot musiekversameling. Sy
passie is die Drakensberg wat hy saam
met sy gesin verken.
P Kemp se
Pieter obtained his BIuris LLB degrees
at the University of Port Elizabeth in
1974 and 1976 respectively. He served
articles in Pretoria and was admitted
as an attorney and conveyancer in
January 1979. He joined the Pretoria
Bar in 1979. During the period 1993­
95 he was employed as Registrar of
Patents and Trade Marks and head of
the legal division of the Department of
Trade and Industry. Pieter is involved
in the Bar's advocacy training programme.
His hobbies include reading,
music, electronics and chess. In the
latter he has obtained national colours
and the rank of Senior International
Master of Correspondence Chess. He
is married to Hilda and they have a
son and a daughter.
AA Louw se
Andre is gebore te Maandagshoek, distrik
Lydenburg. Hy matrikuleer in 1975 aan
die Afrikaanse Hoer Seunskool, Pretoria.
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Gedurende 1976 en 1977 doen hy sy
verpligte militere diensplig in die SA
Vloot en daarna voltooi hy die offisierskursus
in Gordonsbaai. In 1982 behaal
hy die graad LLB en word toegelaat as
prokureur. Hy praktiseer as prokureur
in Witrivier en later in Pretoria vanaf
1982-87. Hy sluit in 1987 aan by die
Pretoria Balie. In 1993 behaal hy 'n
LLM-graad in Intellektuele Goederereg
by U nisa. From 1993-97 he was a
senior lecturer in Public Law at Vista
University, Mamelodi, and in January,
March and April 1995 he attended the
Advanced International Programme
on Human Rights in South Africa and
Sweden as delegate of the GCB (see
1995 November Consultus 146). During
August and September 1999 he attended
a Resource Person in Training Course in
the Administration of Justice presented
by the Raoul Wallenburg Institute of
Sweden in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2003 he
visited various international legal institutions
(see 2004 April Advocate 30).
Andre has served four terms on the
Pretoria Bar Council.
AMM Motimele
McCaps was born in Polokwane
(Pietersburg) and obtained the senior certificate
at the Setotolwane High School
in 1975. He obtained the degrees BProc
(1980) and LLB (1982) at the University
of the North and an LLM (1987) at
Georgetown University. During 1987 he
completed a Diploma in Trial Advocacy
at Harvard University. McCaps was a
public prosecutor during 1980. He was
admitted as an attorney in 1985, and
joined the Johannesburg Bar in 1988.
During his student years he filled a
number of leadership roles, including
senior law student advisor and president
of the Sovenga Soccer League. He has
served on a large number of boards and
held or holds many public appointments,
including being a member of President
Mbeki's Consultative Council, chairperson
of, inter alia, the Audit Committee
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of the National Department of Health,
and the Disciplinary Committee of the
National Housing Building Regulatory
Council. He is a member of the South
African National Defence Liaison
Council, which is a presidential appointment.
McCaps has authored several
publications, including A Constitution
for a Democratic South Africa (with I
Semenya), and has delivered lectures
on constitutional and related matters to
student and professional audiences.
DPJ Rossouw se
Dawie is in die distrik Volksrust gebore
en matrikuleer in 1957 aan die Volksrust
Hoerskool. Hy behaal die grade BA
(Regte) en LLB aan die Universiteit
van Natal en werk tydens sy studiejare
by die Staatsprokureur in Durban, die
regsafdeling van Trust Bank en as leerklerk
by Woodhead, Bigby & Smithers
in Durban. In 1964 word hy aangestel
in die Prokureur-Generaal se kantoor
in Pretoria en op sy versoek word hy
met ingang 1 Julie 1965 oorgeplaas
na Windhoek waar hy ook vir 'n tyd
waarneem as Prokureur-Generaal. In
1966 keer hy terug na Volksrust en
word in 1968 toegelaat as prokureur.
Hy praktiseer in Volksrust tot aan die
einde van 1979, die laaste agt jaar as
senior vennoot van Rossouw, Coetzee &
Kie. In 1980 sluit hy aan by die Pretoria
Balie waar hy tot Junie 1994 as voltydse
lid praktiseer. Hy is 'n stigterslid en
tans voorsitter van die Vereniging van
Advokate vir Mpumalanga wat in Julie
1994 gestig is en is sedertdien 'n assosiaatlid
van die Pretoria Balie. Dawie
is lid van die Streeks- en Distrikshowe
Judisiele Komitee vir Mpumalanga en
was ook vanaf Februarie 1996 voorsitter
van die Waardasie Appelraad vir
Mpumalanga. Sy belangstellings buite
die reg sluit in lees, veral geskiedenis en
biografiee, en hy hou van voetslaan in
die natuur. Hy is met Annetjie getroud
en albei hulle kinders is reeds getroud.
RG Tolmay se
Ronel matrikuleer aan die Schweizer­
Reneke Hoerskool en verwerf die
grade BIuris (1983) en LLB (1985)
aan die Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir
Christelike Hoer Onderwys. Gedurende
haar studentejare was sy 'n assistent in
die Departemente Staatsreg en Romeinse
Reg van die universiteit. Sy sluit direk
na haar studies in 1986 aan by die
Pretoria Balie. Ronel het 'n wye siviele
praktyk en het heelwat blootstelling
gekry aan kommersiele werk, familie-,
administratief- en arbeidsreg. In haar
vrye tyd is sy 'n kompulsiewe leser
en sy is superfiks danksy 'n strawwe
oefenprogram. Sy is 'n gewaardeerde
kollega en nederige mens. (Die inligting
hjerbo is met moeite uit haar gewurg.)
JO'D Williams se
Don was born In Potchefstroom
and matriculated at Grey College,
Bloemfontein. He obtained his BA LLB
at U nisa whlle doing articles and working
as a judge's clerk. He was a firearms
instructor in the SAPD during his national
service, judge's clerk to Curlewis J (a
degree in itself!) and did his articles of
clerkship at Rooth & Wessels, Pretoria.
After he qualified as an attorney, he
practised for two years in Potchefstroom
and joined the Pretoria Bar in 1989. He
has a wide practice and has appeared in
a number of test cases during his career.
Don participates in golf, skiing, deep
sea fishing (skipper's ticket) and scuba.
He is married to Jeanette and they have
four children.
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