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Nelius Rademan, Gallo Images, Foto24 Western Cape Acting Judge Mas-Udah Pangarker found attorney Barnabas Xulu guilty of multiple counts of contempt of court linked to his R20m legal fees battle with the environment department. The department had successfully applied for Xulu s assets, including his Porsche 911 Carrera, to be frozen as part of its efforts to recover the R20 million in legal fees owed to it by his firm. Xulu is now seeking to challenge Pangarker’s ruling that he was guilty of contempt of court for, among other things, defying multiple court rulings that he hand over the Porsche. ....
The matter stems from Xulu’s multimillion-rand fee dispute with the department. Last January, the high court found BXI had unlawfully been paid about R20 million in legal fees by the department and ordered he repay it by 30 April. It was found by Judge Owen Rogers that BXI had received the payments for work done based on invalid writs of execution and notices of attachment, as the department was entitled to free legal advice from the state attorney. Rogers also found that the court’s writs of execution were not checked for compliance with the State Liability Act – the act governing work done by any contractor on behalf of the state. ....
Over and above this, acting Western Cape High Court Judge M Pangarker ordered Xulu and his firm, Barnabas Xulu Incorporated (BXI), to pay the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries’ (DEFF) legal costs and has also referred the judgment to the Legal Practice Council. Pangarker said that the country’s Constitution recognised the supremacy of the rule of law as one of the core values upon which South Africa was founded “Civil contempt, which is at the heart of the matter, is the crime of disrespect to the court and the rule of law.” Citing a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling, the judge said that contempt of a court order “is the violation of the dignity, authority and reputation of the court”. ....
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City Worker Who Cleared the Way for Special Delivery Honored A Cheyenne Street and Alley crew member was recently honored for his work in helping first responders deliver a baby during last month s record-breaking snowstorm. On March 15, Owen Rogers used the front-end loader pictured above to clear the way for Cheyenne Fire Rescue and an ambulance to reach a woman in labor who gave birth to a 6-pound, 6-ounce boy. In recognition of his efforts, Rogers was presented with a certificate of commendation and a pin by Interim Fire Chief John Kopper. We re grateful for what our first responders and Street and Alley crew members did to keep us safe during that historic winter storm, city spokesman Michael Skinner wrote in an email to the media. Cheyenne is blessed with the best! ....