Legal heavyweights in High Court for Gupta-Gordhan-banks case
Matthew Chaskalson is representing President Jacob Zuma, who applied on Monday to be an interested party in the matter
The High Court in Pretoria is packed with heavyweights of the legal fraternity who will be representing parties in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s application. In 2016, Gordhan lodged an application for a declaratory order confirming that he could not intervene in the dispute between Gupta-owned Oakbay Investments and the country’s four banks. The matter is set down to be heard on Tuesday and Wednesday. Gordhan will be represented by Jeremy Gauntlett and FB Pelser, while Wim Trengove, Kate Hofmeyer and Ndumiso Luthuli will appear for the Reserve Bank governor and the registrar of banks. Advocates Cedric Puckrin and Francois van der Merwe are representing Oakbay Investments and some of the other Gupta-owned companies. Matthew Chaskalson is representing President Jacob Zuma, who applied on Monday to be an interested party in the matter. Zuma, through an affidavit from state attorney Kgosi Lekabe, tackled Standard Bank’s explosive response to Gordhan’s application, filed in December ...
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