The year of an 'executive minded' judiciary

The CoA led by Judge President Ian Kirby also ruled that the Industrial Court was right to declare as unlawful the participation of ESE in the strike. The unions were devastated. They even challenged the partiality of Justice Kirby who they described as ‘executive minded’.

This prompted the then Registrar and Master of the High Court Godfrey Nthomiwa to respond that BOFEPUSU’s statement bordered on contempt of court. He accused BOFEPUSU of personal and disrespectful attacks against members of the judiciary.