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- 1990 - 1991 (Creation)
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Gilbert Marcus is a leading South African advocate. He obtained his degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Cambridge. He served at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, and on the Human Rights Committee, amongst others.
His preferred areas of practice include constitutional and administrative law, as well as public regulation, competition, media and telecommunications and human rights law.
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Biographical and administrative history: On 20 March 1990 the STAR newspaper published a news report which alleged events which it dubbed "The City Hall Spy Scandal". The report referred to a sinister spy network operating deep inside the Johannesburg City Council. This initiated a commission of inquiry into the allegations.
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Preferred citation: Copyright Historical Papers Research Archive, The Library, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa