The opinion of a higher court is required in the ‘Vaccine Mandate’ case so that governments would know what should be done when they are confronted by crisis situations like the COVID-19 pandemic.
The rules introduced by the Government in 2021 which made it mandatory for some public servants to take a COVID-19 jab in order to keep their jobs, are “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires, disproportionate and tainted by procedural impropriety”.
ON THE heels of a measure of success at the High Court in their ongoing challenge to the government’s vaccination mandate, two unions and their lawyer have called for the reinstatement of ‘front line workers’ who lost their jobs not having taken a COVID-19 vaccine. This call to “turn back” from the decision which affected certain categories of state employees who did not get vaccinated was re-emphasised at a press …
Taxpayers’ money being wasted by state’s unrelenting approach – Thomas
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The state follows a pattern in cases brought against it, which is unrelenting in its approach, and essentially wastes taxpayers’ money because at every turn it ends up suffering crushing legal defeat. These observations belong to counsel Jomo Thomas, who expressed them at a press conference at his chambers on Wednesday, January 6. “…The actions of the state as it relates to Bigger’s case is reflective of the Government’s posture on a whole series of other cases that are brought,” Thomas stated.
The lawyer, known for taking on constitutional matters, was speaking on the topic of his client Leon ‘Bigger Biggs’ Samuel’s land dispute with the state, which is ongoing.