AdJASA was launched at a conference organised by Hugh Corder on 25 and 26 January 2012 at the University of Cape Town.
Challenges to the achievement of Administrative Justice in South Africa.
Wednesday 25th January 2012
09h30 Registration and tea/coffee
10h30 Welcome and programme overview : Hugh Corder
10h45 Challenges facing administrative law: Cora Hoexter, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and Geoff Budlender SC and discussion
12h45 Lunch
14h00 Problems besetting the public procurement process: a case study: Wim Trengove SC and Geo Quinot and discussion
15h30 Tea/coffee
16h00 Formal launch of AdJASA, adoption of constitution, election of provisional office-bearers, regional structures etc.
17h00 Keynote address: Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson
18h00 Drinks and snacks
Thursday 26th January 2012
09h30 Teaching administrative law: Helena van Coller, Michael Kidd and Isak Fredericks.
11h00 Tea/coffee
11h15 Procedural aspects of judicial review : Halton Cheadle and Professor Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC
13h00 Lunch
14h00 Challenges to FOI implementation: Jonathan Klaaren and Gabriella Razzano..
15h30 Closing
The keynote address by Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson was entitled “Without fear, favour or prejudice: The courts, the Constitution and transformation”. A copy of the paper can be downloaded here.
Click here for an article in De Rebus reporting on the event.