The High Court says it has reported the Zomba principal magistrate Benedicto Chitsakamile to the Judicial Service Commission for disciplinary action following his dubious cancellation of a warrant of arrest for finance services business mogul Thomson Mpinganjira. High Court registrar Agnes Patemba said the Judiciary just obeyed the court order issued by Judge Dorothy Nyakaunda […]
Prominent private practice lawyer Lusungu Gondwe has challenged Malawi Law Society (MLS) of acting ‘unprocedural and in bad faith’ in their recent spree of naming and shaming of lawyers alleged to violating ethics of the procession. In a letter dated Monday, May 29, 2017, addressed to MLS president Khumbo Soko, Gondwe has registered protest to the […]
A private law firm has been granted by the High Court to lodge an application to commit to prison Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia and Inspector General of Police Lexten Kachama to prison for contempt of court for allegedly failing to comply with a Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal order. Chiumia […]
Two convicted persons on the attempted murder of former budget director in the ministry of finance, MacDonald Kumwembe and Pika Manondo have expressed concernc that they were not informed of their appearance in court on Monday for for hearing of submissions of mitigation factors before it can pass jail sentences. The two, who were convicted […]
Private practice lawyer Frank Mbeta through lawyer Lusungu Gondwe, has accused Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Lucas Kondowe of “flirting” with Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda after he refused to be served with a High Court order stopping his institution from arresting Mbeta. Mbeta, who had a warrant of arrest hanging over his head, obtained an […]
The state-run corruption-busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has summoned another lawyer who worked on obtaining bail ‘political prisoner’ former Attorney-General Ralph Kasambara to quiz him his role on how they obtained bail while courts are on strike. ACB has already interrogated two lawyers from Kasambara’s law firm, Ralph and Arnolds, Wapona Kita and Jonathan Kara on […]