Attorney appointed to represent victim of Media24 gagging

THE Cape Law Society has appointed Abraham's and Gross to represent David Lewis in the ongoing Media24 dispute around freedom of expression -- the rights of corporations versus civil rights. After meeting with legal council on Tuesday, this week, Lewis said he was "hopeful some action can be expected around the issue of their public retraction of a legal brief alleging defamation". If not, we dare say we have an effective legal system in this country that protects freedom of expression -- our nation's civil rights, our common heritage but rather one which caters solely to the needs of the wealthy and super-rich. With any luck, this pro bono exercise will prove that equal opportunity and even individualism is alive and kicking, and equality before the law applies to rich and poor.