A tribute to Justice Jan Hendrik Steyn (1928 - 2013)

It is fitting to open this session of the Court of Appeal with a tribute to the late Justice Jan Hendrik Steyn who died in Cape Town on 30 December 2013. Justice Steyn was a member of this Court for some 18 years. He was its President from 1997 to 2008 when he retired at the age of 80. On that occasion he was honoured in this Kingdom by being awarded the prestigious Order of Mohlomi: Commander.