The Glenister Case: what next? It is admirable that the Sunday Times has published varied views on what is now becoming known as the 'Glenister Case' - a David and Goliath campaign against legislation which Hugh Glenister considered unconstitutional. After a long...
Hugh Glenister v President of the Republic of South Africa & Others
The key question in this case is whether the national legislation that created the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, known as the Hawks (DPCI), and disbanded the Directorate of Special Operations, known as the Scorpions (DSO), is constitutionally valid....
The Scorpions vs The Hawks – A Royal Battle
The Constitutional Court judgment handed down on Thursday last week involving Glenister versus the President of the Republic of South Africa, is undoubtedly a landmark judgement that is likely to spawn important political and constitutional consequences. It is...
The Respondents’ Heads of Argument
The case in the Constitutional Court of South Africa between Hugh Glenister and the State download
Glenister’s Heads of Argument
The case in the Constitutional Court of South Africa between Hugh Glenister and the State download
The hawks won’t fly
The response by Chippy Shaik to inquiries about the $3million arms deal bribe he allegedly organized himself with the German shipbuilders is instructive. Unlike the bigger fish who threaten interdicts, claims for damages for defamation and other dire litigious...


