BACKGROUND

Leah Gcabashe graduated with a BA in Administration from the University of Lesotho in 1978; BA (Law) from the University of Cambridge UK in 1982; LLB in 1987 from the University of Natal/Durban; MA (Hon) from the University of Cambridge UK in 1988 and in 2005 a LLM in Human Rights and Constitutional Law.

Leah has Board Membership in the Penryn Trust and the Shalamuka Trust; an educational institution with a community outreach programme (Penreach) that assists in developing teaching skills. Its funding vehicle is the Shalamuka Trust. As well as board membership in Aveng (Pty) Ltd; a corporation with business interests in the construction industry.

RECENT PRACTICE HISTORY

Leah has been practicing as an Attorney since 1988 and she has been practicing at Pitje Chambers from 2001 to date.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

1988-1995: Leah was a Candidate Attorney, serving under Linda Zama and later George Webster. She was then appointed as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law at the University of Natal/Durban. Then admitted as an Attorney in 1991.

1995: Leah was appointed Senior Lecturer at the Department of Public Law at the University of Natal/Durban.

1997: She was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa; served on the Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

1999-2001: Leah was appointed Chief Director and Head of Legal Services in the Presidency.

2005-2006: As a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates; she was appointed Acting Judge in The Natal Provincial Division of The High Court, The Durban and Coastal Local Division of The High Court, The Bophuthatswana High Court and The Witwatersrand Local Division of The High Court.

CONTACT DETAILS

cell: 083 218 0387
e-mail: leahgca@mweb.co.za

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