Malawi Law Society (MLS) has advised government to provide Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) with funds to conduct by-elections that were slated for June 6 and warned that public officers risk being in contempt of court and violating the Constitution. MEC announced it has postponed by-elections in Lilongwe City South East and Lilongwe Msozi North constituencies, Mayani North […]
The High Court in Zomba has rejected granting of an injunction to halt the Lake Malawi water supply project being done by Khato Civils on behalf of the Lilongwe Water Board (LWB). The application was done by Malawi Law Society (MLS) after showing signs of discontent with the way the $500 million contract was awarded […]
It in appreciated by everyone with full knowledge of, and love for, Malawi that the project involving tapping water from Lake Malawi to Lilongwe is extremely important and remarkable response to needs. Lilongwe is fast expanding so is the statistics of consumers of such services like water and electricity. According to recent NSO statistical projections, […]
Justice James Kalaile, SC, (retired) who once served as the chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) during the period 1999 to 2004 and also acted as Malawi’s Chief Justice has urged legal practitioners in the country to dispense their duties with competence and integrity. Kalaile said it was expected for lawyers to be truthful […]
Malawi’s integrated mobile network and ICT service provider TNM proudly announces the donation of K1 million to the Malawi Law Society (MLS) in support of the grouping’s conference slated from February 23 to 25, 2017 at Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi. Speaking during the cheque presentation, TNM’s Managing Executive,Legal and Regulatory Christina Mwansa said TNM felt […]
Malawi Law Society of Malawi (MLS) has sharply criticised embattled Agriculture minister George Chaponda for his regionalism and tribalistic remarks over his maizegate scandal. In a statement, the MLS secretary general Khumbo Soko warns Chaponda against dragging regionalism and tribalism into the maizegate saga. “These remarks are divisive,” says Soko. Chaponda told the parliamentary inquiry […]
The Malawi Law Society (MLS) is pushing for the reopening of Mzuzu University and The Polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, which remains indefinitely closed due disagreements pertaining to an increase in proposed student financial contribution. MLS president John Suzi Banda and Honorary Secretary Khumbo Bonzoe Soko said in a statement made […]
Law Society of Malawi officials have described as not credible and independent the appointment of a commission of inquiry into the maizegate. President of the Law Society of Malawi John Suzi Banda said the probe and prosecution should have been done by the prosecuting agencies, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) or the police. “These state […]
Former Justice minister Fahad Assan risks being suspended from practising as a lawyer over allegations that he swindled a client K10.6 million. Nyasa Times has seen court documents and letters sent to Malawi Law Society where businessman Emmanuel Shaba is claiming that Assani, a private legal practice, swindled him the money after he sold his property. […]
Convicted lawyer Raphael Kasambara is missing on the list of Malawi Law Society (MLS) licensed legal practitioners but his close associates have brushed off claims that his not being included on the list is because of his conviction, saying he did not apply for membership renewal. The former Justice Minister is not among the 377 […]
Malawi Law Society says it has made an appointment with the Director of Public Prosecutions in a bid to prosecute the two deputy speakers accused of misuse of public money. President of the MLS John Msuzi Banda confirmed on Monday his organisation is not happy the way the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) is handling the […]
Despite a criminal conviction, former minister of justice Ralph Kasambara ( Senior Counsel) has not been struck off and remains on the roll of the accredited legal practitioners in the country, Malawi Law Soicety(MLS) has said. According to the MLS Secretary General Khumbo Soko, Kasambara will still be the country’s lawyer until the Attorney General […]
It is important, sometimes, to appreciate an ant when, out of resilience, goes on an anthill and dares to murder an elephant. Our appreciation, of course, should not be driven by what the ant can achieve. Rather, the spirit to dare, to attempt, even when we know, for sure, that it is only barking at […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has said the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has its operational independence compromised in the the trial involving former president Bakili Muluzi and his the personal assistant Lyness Violey Whisky. Muluzi, who ruled the southern African country between 1994 and 2004, and his co-accused, Whisky,stand accused of diverting at least US$ 13 […]
The decision by the Malawi Law Society to defend Chancellor College students who suffered at the hands of the overzealous police officers during the recent fees protesthike is commendable. This is the only way for the students to get justice and send the message to the police officers that they are not above the law. […]
Nsanje Magistrate’s Court on Friday denied bail to Eric Aniva, the Nsanje man who confessed to defiling more than 100 adolescent girls as part of initiation rites into womanhood and sleeping with widows in a sexual cleansing ritual when he was HIV positive. Aniva, 45, was nabbed last month, when President Peter Mutharika ordered his […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) is waiting to get hold of the judgement by High Court judge Micheal Mtambo which he delivered last month convicting former justice minister Ralph Kasambara, before making a decision to struck off Kasambara from the list of accredited lawyers to practice. Judge Mtambo convicted Kasambara alongside his two co-accused—Pika Manondo and […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has been summoned by the High Court in Blantye to participate in the disciplinary proceedings actions against lawyer Christopher Chiphwanya of Denning Chamberson allegations that he abandoned his practice without making appropriate arrangements for his clients money. The court has summone the law society to participate in the proceedings through its […]