Francois Lion-Cachet

Not the key to freedom: SAHRA v Mandela

A defining South African heritage law case

Sep 16 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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August 2026

Justice under a tree

A constitutional philosophy

Aug 30 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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How ‘the right to the city’ became South African law

A philosophical concept turned activism, turned good law

Aug 28 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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July 2026

Defamed in a day, only vindicated in years

The tension in South African defamation law: motion vs action proceedings

Jul 20 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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Who is that man always at Joburg High Court?

Busted in the foyer

Jul 8 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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Johannesburg is South Africa’s judicial capital, not Bloemfontein

They represent competing legal cultures, but one comes out on top

Jul 3 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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On making ‘justice under a tree’ a justiciable norm

The imperative of taking our constitutional philosophy further

Jul 1 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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June 2026

My Lord, My Lady, Your Worship: a case for a uniform address of 'Justice'

Why the High and Magistrates' courts should also adopt ‘Justice’ as honorific

Jun 19 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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What about the elephants at Joburg Zoo?

The arguments on both sides of the Johannesburg Zoo elephant case

Jun 14 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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Law is a performance. Who gets to appear?

Art, law, and the aesthetics of justice

Jun 6 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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April 2026

The empty pavilion: what Goliath v McKenzie tells us about South Africa's neglected constitutional stage

At the event where global politics are performed, South Africa has gone quiet

Apr 20 • Francois Lion-Cachet

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