Advocate Jason Brickhill is a member of the Johannesburg Bar. His practice focuses on constitutional law and human rights matters. He previously served as in-house counsel and headed the litigation teams at the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI). He has published widely in constitutional law, including on access to justice, and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town and a visiting faculty member at the University of Oxford. He has an LLB from UCT and a master’s and DPhil from the University of Oxford.

Judge Makume has been a Judge of the High Court of South Africa sitting at the Gauteng Division since 2010. He was a practicing attorney from 1979 until his elevation to the Bench. Judge Makume was the National General Secretary of the Black Lawyers Association from 1994 to 1996, and Vice-President of the Law Society of the Northern Province from 2002 to 2003. He served as Deputy Chairperson of Legal Aid South Africa from 2016 to 2019, and as Chairperson from 2019 to 2024.

Advocate Mohamed Shafie Ameermia is the National Director of ProBono.org. He is a former full-time Commissioner and Acting Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and has held several executive roles in the Limpopo Provincial Government and Makhado Municipality. He is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand. He received the Robert G Storey International Leadership Award in 2017, served as a Social Cohesion Advocate appointed by the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, and has represented South Africa on multiple United Nations Human Rights Council subcommittees.

Advocate Anthea Platt SC is a senior member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates. She has acted as Deputy Chair of the Legal Practice Council, Commissioner of the South African Law Reform Commission, and Chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee of the Independent Regulatory Board of Auditors. She is the founder of Basadi Ba Molao, which was formed in 2019 to assist women in law through mentorship and guidance, and to support the transformation of the legal profession. She was appointed to the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into the Usindiso Building Fire in 2024. She practices in constitutional, commercial, administrative, telecommunications and labour law.

Advocate Myron Dewrance SC is a senior member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates. He has acted as lead counsel in numerous reported superior court judgments in amongst others matters of constitutional, administrative, regulatory and commercial importance. His professional focus is on the intersection of jurisprudence, constitutional governance and institutional reform. He has served as Acting Judge of the High Court. Dewrance SC is currently the National Chairperson of Advocates for Transformation, Vice Chair of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates, and he is a member of the Legal Sector Charter Council.