Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has told members of parliament to abandon their personal interests and always push for the interests of people they serve in their constituencies. Nyirenda said this on Monday when he swore in newly elected Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members of parliament Leonard Mwalwanda for Karonga north and Mphatso Boti for Lilongwe […]
Malawi’s giant drinks maker Southern Bottlers (SOBO) and the country’s largest law firm Savjani & Company have been named in a scandal of bribing a Magistrate in order to secure a guilty verdict in a case where 10 people were accused of defrauding SOBO about K32 million. In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice […]
High Court in Blantyre has granted an injunction restraining government from implemented the newly introduced “astronomical” fees for obtaining legal interim relief through injunctions. This week government raised the fee for obtaining the court injunction with 41,666.07 percent. In the new fees, the injunction now costs K25, 000 (US$150), from K60.00 (US$0.35. But three parties […]