CASE NO: 17/2011 – SABC3 VS MAIL AND GUARDIAN AND SOLE – APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

Application for leave to appeal – matters to be considered in such application – present dispute is not a constitutional matter as required by the Constitutional Court for applications to itself – no particular “interest of justice” issue present that requires leave to appeal – as for administration of justice, there seems to be no nexus between the administration of justice and the accusations “striking at the core of journalism” – for appeal to succeed, appeal body must be convinced that decision of first Tribunal was “clearly wrong” – considering all the facts before the Tribunal and the reasons for the finding, designated Chairperson of the BCCSA Appeal Tribunal not convinced that the appeal body would find that the decision was clearly wrong.