According to Penelopie Esterhuizen, Course Coordinator at CE@UP, “the course was booked and paid for in less than 1 hour and 40 minutes”.  

The purpose of this three-day course, which is usually presented during the July recess, is to prepare senior LLB students for aspects of legal practice and to provide legal skills in respect of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Evidence and Legal Practice.

The lecturers’ panel consisted of judges from the North Gauteng High Court, members (and pupils) of the Pretoria Bar and specialist practitioners:

·             Judge Willem van der Merwe

·             Judge Willie Hartzenberg

·             Judge Ben du Plessis

·             Judge Francis Legodi

·             Judge Aubrey Ledwaba

·             Judge Cynthia Pretorius

·             Judge Ronel Tolmay

·             Judge Hans Fabricius

·             Judge Andri Louw

·             Russel Beaton SC

·             Norman Davis SC

·             Lourens de Koning SC

·             Roelof du Plessis SC

·             Salie Joubert SC

·             Etienne Labuschagne SC

·             Marc Leathern SC

·             Mike Maritz SC

·             John Mullins SC

·             Piet van Niekerk SC

·             Etienne Labuschagne SC

·             Ettienne Botha

·             Dikeledi Chabedi

·             Riani Ferreira

·             Rob Foden

·             John Holland-Müter

·             Trusha Khatri

·             Irma Lingenfelder

·             Gerhard Naudé

·             Si Shaba

·             Marinda Veldsman.

Prof Pieter Carstens and Dr Philip Stevens from the Department of Public Law were the course leaders. 

The Dean of the Faculty, Prof André Boraine, expressed the Faculty's appreciation towards the role players and said that a course of this nature will be impossible without their involvement. 

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• For more information, please contact the Course Coordinator at Continuting Education, Peneleopie Esterhuizen, on +27 12 420 5015 or send an e-mail to info.ce@up.