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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Judge Roland Sutherland, deputy Judge President of Gauteng, says he is reporting conduct by the State Attorney to the minister of justice, GroundUp reports.<\/p>\n

The matter before him was an \u201coutrageous\u201d attempt by the Gauteng MEC of transport and road infrastructure to rescind an order (granted in August 2021) that the MEC was 100% liable for proven costs in a multimillion-rand damages claim by Michael Halstead, an advocate severely injured in a car accident.<\/p>\n

The order had been made by default, in the absence of any representative from the State Attorney\u2019s office, which also did not file any notice of opposition or plea giving an indication of what the MEC\u2019s defence would be.<\/p>\n

Faced with expert evidence as to the condition of the road, the judge granted the order.<\/p>\n

Almost two years later, the MEC attempted to rescind the order.<\/p>\n

But Sutherland was having none of it.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. Judge Roland Sutherland, deputy Judge President of Gauteng, says he is reporting conduct by the State Attorney to the minister of justice, GroundUp reports. 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