S v Henry (Review) (39/2025)
S v Henry (Review) (39/2025) [2025] ZAWCHC 89 (6 March 2025)
The court found that the accused had been represented by a person who was not authorised to practice as an advocate, which constitutes a fatal irregularity in criminal proceedings. On the authority of S v Van Eeden and related cases, such irregularity requires the proceedings to be rescinded without reference to the merits. The court determined that intervention was warranted at this stage to prevent the accused from participating in proceedings that would inevitably be set aside, thereby avoiding grave injustice. Accordingly, the criminal proceedings against the accused were reviewed, set as…
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- Corruption
- Money Laundering
- Irregular Representation
- Fatal Irregularity