Judge Dennis Davis
Sydney Kentridge
Summary
Judge Dennis Davis discusses the life of Sir Sydney Kentridge, a South African born lawyer whose career was defined by his work as a major anti-apartheid advocate. Kentridge played a leading role in several of the most significant political trials in the apartheid era, including the Treason Trial of Nelson Mandela and an inquest into the death of Steve Biko. In the words of Mandela, Kentridge “was always understated, controlled and relentlessly rational. His cross-examination was devastating.”
Judge Dennis Davis
Dennis Davis is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and judge president of the Competition Appeals Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, as well as numerous visiting appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, New York University, and others. He has authored eleven books, including Lawfare: Judging Politics in South Africa.