The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested Mzuzu-based lawyer Leonard Mburo for allegedly soliciting money from a client with intent to bribe a magistrate. ACB spokesperson Egrita Ndala has confirmed the development, saying they received a complaint alleging that his worship Kandulu of Mzuzu Magistrate’s Court solicited MK600 000.00 through lawyer Mburo of Mburo and Company to speed […]
Lawyer Khumbo Bonzoe Soko, who was spokesperson of the legal team for Vice-President Saulos Chilima in the presidential election nullification case, has denied claims by lawyer Tamando Chokotho, who represented Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in the Constitutional Court that he threatened him. Chokhotho on September 17 2020 reported to Malawi Law Society (MLS) that Soko, alongside another […]
Private-practice lawyer Tamando Chokotho, who represented Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in the Constitutional Court presidential election petition case of 2019 has reported to Malawi Law Society (MLS) that he is receiving intimidation threats and attempts to wrongfully influence him to abuse his duties as regards to subsequent developments in the case. Written on September 17, […]
A group of lawyers and law academics have petitioned the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to fire former Chief Secretary to the Government Llyod Muhara as a judge of the Hight Court for misconduct including allegations of corruption and abuse of office that will compromised his integrity at the bar. In a letter seen by Nyasa […]
The first female Associate Professor of Law at Chancellor College – a constituent of the University of Malawi – Ngeyi Kanyongolo has encouraged lawyers in the country to always stick to their ethics and serve the interest of Malawians instead of few individuals with personal agenda’s. Kanyongolo said this few days ago after lawyers staged […]
Members of the legal profession in Malawi have said they will fight to combat impunity threatening the independence of the Judiciary and condemned the Executive arm of government’s attempt to send Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda and Justice Edward Twea on forced leave pending retirement. Former Malawi Law Society president, John Gift Mwakhwawa said the lawyers […]
Members of legal profession and court users on Wednesday took the streets of the capital Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu to voice their concern about the Executive arm of government’s alleged attempt to interfere with the independence of the judiciary. Donning black gowns and dark cream wigs and their usual court attire, the lawyers marched peacefully […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has launched a stinging attack on government Chief Secretary Lloyd Muhara over his notice to send Chief Secretary Andrew Nyirenda go on mandatory leave pending retirement. In a statement signed by society chairperson Burton Chidongondo Mhango and secretary Martha Kaukonde, MLS described the move as an assault on the Judiciary. “Malawi […]
Revered private practice lawyer John-Gift Mwakhwawa has dismissed President Peter Mutharika’s threats of treason and call for Parliament to reverse the Constitutional Court and Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal rulings which nullified his re-election last year as misplaced. Mutharika in his speech to Parliament on Friday via a video link indicated that he is considering postponing the election […]
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has faulted President Peter Mutharika for his continued attacks on the judiciary over the courts’ decisions— nullifying last year’s presidential vote and ordered fresh elections by July 3 as well as the move to grant an injunction stopping the coronavirus lockdown. Mutharika has bemoaned the decisions by the Constitutional Court […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) in its Legal Guidance Paper on Management of the Novel Global Coronavirus (Covid-19) has added its voice to criticism of government of politicising the management of the outbreak and that the response to Covid-19 should operate within the legal framework. The law society has accused government on acting illegal on most […]
Dear MLS president Burton Chindongondo Mhango, Malawi Law Society (MLS), a body of which you’re it’s President, comments on public issues to do with the law and has locus standi to move the courts to protect the constitution with respect to section 15 of the constitution. I remember when late President Bingu wa Mutharika had passed to […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) says it has set up a special committee to probe allegations that the South African lawyers were paid K300 million, half the amount of the agreed law fees before they worked for it. The South African lawyers —Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza and Elizabeth Makhabani Baloyi-Mere of Mboweni Maluleke Inc Attorneys—were hired by the […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has on Thursday failed to start hearing the application by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to admit to the local bar two South African lawyers the pollster had hired for the presidential election nullification appeal case. The court has since set Monday for the hearing although the two lawyers might […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) is fiercely objecting to the hiring of South African lawyers by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in the presidential election appeals case. In an executive memorandum to members, honorary secretary Martha Kaukonde says MLS has raised four grounds of objection to the admissions of the South African lawyers; Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza […]
Private practice lawyer Ambokire Salimu has disclosed that he has resolved to use a different law firm to settle payment of a client he purportedly swindled recently. Police in Blantyre recently arrested Salimu on allegations that he swindled a client millions of money. But Salimu told Nyasa Times on Sunday that his firm, Salimu & Associates, got […]
A seven-judge panel of the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed applications by the discredited Malawi Law Society (MLS) to join the presidential elections appeal case as friends of court but allowed Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and President Peter Mutharika to amend notice of appeal and the ground of the appeal. The judges also rejected […]
Malawi Law Society has been faulted for misleading the Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda on the issue of South African lawyers hired by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to help in the presidential election nullification appeal case by recommending that they should be admitted in the country when one of them was struck off from the roll […]