| Honorific prefix | The Honourable |
|---|---|
| Honorific suffix | SC |
| Office 2 | Judge of the Cape Provincial Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa |
| Term start 2 | 1993 |
| Term end 2 | 2000 |
| Office 1 | Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa |
| Term start 1 | 2000 |
| Term end 1 | 2009 |
| Birth name | Ian Gordon Farlam |
| Birth place | Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa (now Western Cape) |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Profession | Advocate |
Ian Farlam SC is a retired South African judge, who chaired the commission of inquiry into the 2012 Marikana massacre.
Early life and education
Farlam was born in Cape Town and obtained his LLB degree from the University of Cape Town in 1961. In that year he was also the clerk of Judge Martin Theron.[1]
Career
He became a prosecutor and worked at the attorney general's office from 1964 until 1968, first in Grahamstown and then in Cape Town. He joined the Cape Bar in 1968 and was awarded Senior Counsel status at the end of 1981.[1]
During 1988, Farlam acted for the first time as a judge in the Orange Free State Provincial Division of the High Court and on 1 October 1993, he was appointed judge of the Cape Provincial Division of the High Court. In 2000 he was appointed as a Judge of Appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal, a position he held until his retirement in 2009.[2]
Post-retirement
From late 2012, Farlam chaired the commission of inquiry into the Marikana massacre.[3]
References
- ^ "News on the judiciary". Consultus. 7 (1): 60. 1994. – via General Council of the Bar of South Africa.
- ^ "Supreme Court of Appeal: History". www.supremecourtofappeal.org.za. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ "Ian Farlam". whoswho.co.za. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-17.