
Dear colleagues and students
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Mohamed Paleker as the new dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Cape Town (UCT), with effect from Monday, 16 February 2026. Professor Paleker is a distinguished scholar, an accomplished teacher and an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He brings to the deanship deep institutional knowledge, national standing in legal reform and a sustained commitment to advancing access to justice.
Professor Paleker holds a BA, LLB, LLM and PhD in Law from UCT. He joined UCT as a contract lecturer in 2000, was appointed permanently in 2002 and was promoted to full professor in 2018. His academic…
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