Solidarity wins case against racial quotas for the legal profession [SOUND]

# The High Court in Pretoria has set aside minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau’s decision to gazette the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Legal Sector Code. The code sets targets for black ownership and leadership of law firms, seeks to expand opportunities for black women, and aims to direct more work to black-owned law firms. The court has sent the matter to the minister for reconsideration. Solidarity Law Network’s Emil Glas says the ruling is a huge victory over the government’s reckless racial policy: