The Lord Chief Justice and Head of the Judiciary of England, who is also the President of the Courts of England and Wales Lord Burnett of Maldon is set to visit Malawi from 1 to 3 June.
According to a statement released by the British High Commission in Malawi and the Registrar of the High Court, Kondwani Banda, the purpose of the visit is to further UK-Malawi judicial links.
The statement says the British Judge is expected to meet key contacts in Malawi’s judiciary and representatives of legal and human rights bodies.
Lord Burnett will visit the Supreme Court and hold meetings with the Judge President of the Supreme Court and other Supreme Court judges, among others.
He is also expected to deliver a public lecture at University of Malawi’s School of Law, Economics and Governance—Malawi’s oldest law school.
Meanwhile UK’s Acting High Commissioner to Malawi Olympia Wereko-Brobby says his visit will explore areas of mutual collaboration with key interlocutors in the judicial sector.
Lord Bunnet was appointed Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales on 1 October 2017.
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