Law firm Le Roux Inc can hold on to the R2m the national director of public prosecutions had hoped to recover in relation to the plundering of the Integrated Public Transport System, the Port Elizabeth High Court ruled on Tuesday.

But while the state was unsuccessful in trying to recoup the funds, the judgment does not absolve attorney David le Roux of wrongdoing, with the judge noting that various offences had likely been committed in relation to the metro’s beleaguered bus system...