Chaskalson's father

Senior Counsel Chaskalson had a conflict of interest issue arising from his father being a President and a panel-based decision-making process was also considered in a tender matter involving him.

“there is another matter that I am aware of, which involves yourself, Senior Counsel Chaskalson, where your dad at one point in time was a President. You had been an Advocate in a specific matter, and a panel-based decision-making process was also considered. I am aware of the general matters around that in terms of the perception of conflict”