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UK judges accused of undermining Judiciary in James Finlay case

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When the top management of James Finlay appeared before the Senate's Labour Committee then led by Senator Johnson Sakaja. [File, Standard]

The Employment and Labour Relations Employment Court (ELRC) on Thursday declared that the court in Scotland undermined the Kenyan Judiciary by ordering James Finlay not to pursue a dispute with its employees in Kenyan courts.

In a verdict that now complicates the case before the English Court, Justice Byrum Ongaya declared that the evidence submitted by tea workers violated Kenya's data protection law.

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