As Namibian courts clash over arrest of Gupta advocates, SA legal body mulls misconduct probe

After high-profile advocates Mike Hellens and Dawie Joubert failed to successfully appeal their immigration violation convictions in Namibia's Supreme Court, the Johannesburg Bar says it will consider whether they should face a professional misconduct probe.

Johannesburg Society of Advocates (JSA) chairperson Greta Engelbrecht said the organisation's professional committee had initially decided not to investigate Hellens and Joubert over their convictions in Windhoek in November 2019, because they had successfully reviewed those convictions and sentences in a civil court process.

"However, in light of the most recent judgment [the dismissal of Hellens and Joubert's criminal appeal against their convictions by Namibia's Supreme Court], I understand that the matter is again on the professional committee agenda," she added.