ArticleBotswana Nurses Union Takes Government to Court During a Covid-19 Lockdown 2020-05-08Malcom Thabo Gobhoza Back to News & InsightsAUTHOR(S)Malcom Thabo GobhozaManaging PartnerView Full Profile
Malcom Thabo GobhozaMalcom Thabo Gobhoza![width=225 height=225 /></p><p>Amidst the emergence of the corona virus the Botswana Nurses Union expressed concern over their members’ health and safety. Court proceedings were lodged during a lockdown and proved to be a leading precedent in respect of conduct of litigation during lockdown. Our team proved as valiant as ever despite the reservations of the decision. The team involved composed of [Mr Malcom T. Gobhoza], [Mr Wame A. Tafa] and [Mr Lesedi R. Rammika].</p><p>Honourable Justice Radijeng issued judgment on the 4th May 2020. <a class=entry-footer href=http://gobhozalegalpractice.co.bw/documents-page.html>Read Judgment<i class=fa fa-angle-right></i></a>.</p><p>Earlier during the year, before Botswana recorded its first cases of Covid-19, Managing Partner Malcom Gobhoza pre-emptively wrote an article on the Contractual Footprint Of Covid-19: Employment Contracts which was reproduced by the Sunday Standard newspaper. <a class=entry-footer href=http://gobhozalegalpractice.co.bw/documents-page.html>Read Article<i class=fa fa-angle-right></i></a>.</p><p>In addition, our own Mr Rammika also accepted an invitation to write about the conduct of litigation during lockdown in the African Legal Information Institute (African LII):</p><p><a href=https://africanlii.org/article/20200508/conducting-court-hearings-botswana-under-covid-19-restrictions%3A-hidden-feature->Read More on African Legal Information Insititute (African LII)</a></p></div></div><div class=](http://gobhozalegalpractice.co.bw/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/bonu-logo.png){kind=logo}
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