Maisels Group of Advocate

The Maisels Group is named after Israel Aaron Maisels QC (1905 to 1994), affectionately known as Issie or Issy, who was a member of the Johannesburg Bar for more than 60 years. At the time of his retirement in 1992, he was a leader of the Bar. Sir Sydney Kentridge QC said of him,“Issy was undoubtedly the greatest advocate I have seen in action in any court in any jurisdiction in which I have practised“ Issy Maisels first emerged into prominence in 1932 as junior counsel to the great Harry Morris KC in the notorious case of Daisy de Melker who was charged with poisoning two husbands and her son. During his illustrious career, Maisels appeared in many high profile trials, the best known of which was probably The Treason Trial which commenced in 1958 before a Special Criminal Court in Pretori...