Eight Justices appointed senior counsel

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has pointed out that the conferment of Senior Counsel (SC) to Eight Justices of Appeal is not a political appointment and that he would never entertain the practice of giving positions as political favour.

The honour of SC is conferred by the President on recommendation of honour committee under Section 52 of the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act of 2018.

The SC title is given to a senior lawyer in countries which were formerly part of British Empire.

In his speech, at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe when he conferred the SC title upon the eight Justices of Appeal, Chakwera commended the awardees for meeting the standards required by law and urged them to never abuse their position.

In his remarks, Minister of Justice Titus Mvalo highlighted how crucial the development is in recognizing the efforts, integrity and abilities of the conferred Justices of appeal in legal affairs of the country.

The eight are Justice Healey Potani, Justice John Nelson Katsala, Justice Ivy Chatha Kamanga, Justice Mankhambira Charles Ching’anyi Mkandawire, Justice Dingiswayo Madise, Justice Dorothy nya Kaunda Kamanga, Justice Silvester Augustino Kalembera and Justice Rowland Mbvundula.

Justice Potani SC said this is a motivation to continue serving Malawians and provide the much needed justice to all.