Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent

Franny Rabkin is the Sunday Times legal correspondent. She has clerked at the Constitutional Court, practiced as an attorney and has been a legal journalist for more than 15 years.

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
Electoral Court gives reasons in MK Party, Zuma elections case

Court says ex-president was not 'sentenced' within the meaning of the constitution

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
ConCourt has 'constitutional duty' to hear Hlophe, say his lawyers

Directions from apex court about potential grounds of recusal of its justices ‘lacking in detail’, says Hlophe's legal team

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
ConCourt directs Zuma and MK party to respond to Electoral Commission by ...

Directions from the apex court come as judgment from the Electoral Court is awaited

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
FRANNY RABKIN | ‘No help from parliament’ on Mkhwebane’s exit payout

But parliament declined to assist, saying there was no legal basis to do so, writes Franny Rabkin.

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
Court battle over Mkhwebane’s gratuity ‘not ripe for hearing’

Public protector’s office and Kholeka Gcaleka hit with punitive costs for delay

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
FRANNY RABKIN | Zuma once again tests the limits of our laws

The constitution prescribes consequences for breaking the law. A lawbreaker should not be a lawmaker, argues Electoral Commission.

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
SCA justice Zeenat Carelse gets JSC nod for Land Court judge president

Carelse will head up a court that will soon have an expanded jurisdiction

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
JSC decision leaves ConCourt post vacant

‘One of the candidates was not found to be suitable. For that reason the JSC was unable to send four names to the president,’ says the commission

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
JSC grills prof in the line-up for ConCourt seat

The JSC was set to interview four candidates for appointment to the apex court on Monday. By 4.30pm Prof David Bilchitz was still being interviewed

Franny Rabkin Legal correspondent
Lawyers equal judges in race for ConCourt post

JSC will on Monday interview four candidates in a round of interviews the likes of which has not been seen in at least a decade, writes Franny Rabkin.