Fostering an Independent Bar
The bar being the source of appointments to judges at the high court and who then go on to become Supreme Court judges, concerns have recently emerged on its independence as well.
Even as debates rage over the threats to the independence of the judiciary, it is necessary to focus on the other institution keeping the judicial system going—the bar—specifically that part of the legal profession which largely practises in the courts. The bar being the source of appointments to judges at the high court and who then go on to become Supreme Court judges, concerns have recently emerged on its independence as well.