ANNOUNCING THE PIUS LANGA MEMORIAL FELLOW AT UCL FOR 2025 - 2026, CATHERINE MARCUS

Catherine Marcus has been awarded the Pius Langa Memorial Fellowship for 2025 – 2026. She is currently working as a law clerk at the Constitutional Court to Justice Kollapen. Catherine Marcus is an admitted attorney with a background and interest in community land rights, workers’ health and safety, climate justice and consumer class actions. She completed her articles and practised at a private public interest law firm representing victims of the largest foodborne illness outbreak in South Africa,rural communities, coal mine workers, and communities affected by mining. She brings significant experience in constitutional law through her clerkship at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where she has served under Justice Kollapen, Justice Tshiqi and Acting Justice Chaskalson. 

Catherine obtained her LLB at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and also holds a Bachelor of Social Science in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

Catherine describes what she is hoping to achieve through the fellowship:

I am humbled and grateful to be a Pius Langa Memorial Fellow and have the opportunity to pursue an LLM at University College London. The late Chief Justice Langa's contributions, particularly on transformative constitutionalism, remain deeply relevant as we continue to address issues of access to equal justice, legal education, legal culture, and reconciliation. I hope my studies at UCL, specialising in Public Law, will build a robust foundation for my work in public interest law, focusing on equitable redistribution and promoting secure, enforceable rights. I am delighted to start the programme and return a better lawyer.