JUNIOR COUNSEL

Charles E. Thompson

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Brief curriculum vitae:

Articles of Clerkship were commenced in Durban with Tate &; Nolan Inc and finished with Dyason Inc in Pretoria. Pupilage was conducted under the watchful eye of Michael Collins (now SC) at the Durban Bar before returning to Gauteng to represent Richard Molimi, the first person to be acquitted in toto and released by the Constitutional Court on appeal to it. After brief stints in the employ of the Legal Aid Board and membership of the National Forum of Advocates, a return to the Bar was facilitated by the late Karen Foulkes-Jones SC. In 2015 a first stint as an Acting Judge was completed at the Palm Ridge seat of the criminal courts of the Gauteng Division. After doing acting duties in the criminal courts for 2 years, an invitation to the civil bench was extended. Since then acting appointments have followed almost each year with more than 10 acting stints having been completed, giving rise to a number of reported judgments.

During 2021 it was decided that a further challenge was needed, and the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC arbitration course was
undertaken and successfully completed.
Appearances have been undertaken in the Supreme Court of Appeal,
Constitutional Court, almost every High Court Division in South Africa, as well as the High Court and Court of Appeal in Botswana.

Academic qualifications:

B.Com (UND)
LLB (UND)
FAArb (Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC

Society memberships:

Johannesburg Society of Advocates
Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) NPC

Principal reported Cases:

S v Brophy and Another (A06/06) [2006] ZAGPHC 83 (29 August 2006);
S v Molimi and Another (249/05) [2006] ZASCA 43; 2006 (2) SACR 8 (SCA) (29 March 2006);
S v Molimi (CCT 10/07) [2008] ZACC 2; 2008 (3) SA 608 (CC) ; 2008 (2)
SACR 76 (CC) 2008 (5) BCLR 451 (CC) (4 March 2008);
Ex Parte Nell 2014 (6) SA 545 (GP);
Gerber v Road Accident Fund (11/3022) [2015] ZAGPJHC 155 (26 June 2015);
Bath v Van Heerden & Brummer Inc (4926/2017) [2019] ZAGPPHC 230 (25 June 2019) (written);
M v M (82156/14) [2017] ZAGPPHC 1080; 2018 (3) SA 225 (GP) (20
November 2017) (written and reported);
Brand v S (A228/2016) [2018] ZAGPJHC 601; 2019 (1) SACR 264 (GJ) (30 October 2018) (written and reported);
Vallaro v Road Accident Fund (21562/18) [2020] ZAGPJHC 140 (17 June
2020) (written);
Munyai v Road Accident Fund; Matsimela v Road Accident Fund; Nyide
v Road Accident Fund; Harding v Road Accident Fund; Moss v Road
Accident Fund; Makhapela v Road Accident Fund; Koalane v Road
Accident Fund; More v Road Accident Fund (2018/44046; 2012/13337;
2017/32542; 2018/36275; 2019/16443; 2019/1055; 2017/33700; 2019/6814)
[2020] ZAGPJHC 161; 2021 (1) SA 258 (GJ) (29 June 2020) (written and reported);
Ngubane v RAF 2022 (5) SA 231 (GJ);
Jay Hind EMCC CC t/a Emmerentia Convenience Centre v Engen
Petroleum Limited South Africa: In re: Engen Petroleum Limited South
Africa v Jay Hind EMCC CC t/a Emmerentia Convenience Centre
(A5030/2022; 11752/2020) [2022] ZAGPJHC 551 (4 August 2022) (with Sutherland DJP and Adams J) (marked reportable)