Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Samuel Tembenu has said there is no law that prevents lawyers from self-representing in criminal cases. Tembenu said in parliament after Lilongwe Central MP Lobin Lowe of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) raised the issue if behaviour of some lawyers, “who are suspects and, under the laws of Malawi, are able to […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has warned the Police against applying the shoot-to-kill mechanism against suspected criminals, saying there is a possibility of it being abused. MLS though its president John Suzi Banda and secretary Khumbo Soko said although the shoot-to-kill order is legitimate under special circumstances, there is a high likelihood of trigger-happy police officers […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has urged its members to uphold the ethics of the law profession in order to remain relevant to the society. MLS president John Suzi Banda, made the call on Friday May 29, 2015 during the sensitisation conference in the capital Lilongwe which MLS organized for legal practitioners aimed at highlighting emerging […]
Malawi is experiencing the dwindling of legal standards; this has been observed by Professor Garton Kamchedzera in the department of legal studies at Chancellor College, the constituent college of University of Malawi. Kamchedzera said the dwindling of legal standards in country that is marred with greed and materialism. He said legal practitioners are more interested […]
Malawi Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda has issued a stern warning on any attempts of ‘judge shopping’, saying it compromises the integrity of the Judiciary and there is need to devise ways of curbing it. Last week in parliament, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson on legal affairs and Lilongwe South West MP, Peter Chakwantha, advised the […]
Lawyers in Malawi have been shamed with allegations of embezzlement of clients’ funds and overcharging which Malawi Law Society (MLS) says it is in the process of reviewing complaints lodged. MLS president John Suzi-Banda said told reporters in Mzuzu on Tuesday that they are investigating 400 cases that date back to 2008 where lawyers are […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) Mzuzu Chapter have given the Chief Justice 21 days to post two more Judges for the High Court in Mzuzu saying the presence of one Judge – Dingiswayo Madise- at the Mzuzu Registry is a disservice to people seeking justice. MLSMzuzu Chapter President Victor Gondwe said the Chapter will chart the […]
A High Court in the capital Lilongwe has ordered a private practice lawyer Richard Kapile to respond until Thursday allegations that he misled the court during an application for bail for his clients or risk suspension from practicing. Court documents in possession of Nyasa Times show that Kapile lied to the court that a file containing information for […]
Supreme Court of Appeal Judge, Rezine Mzikamanda has asked senior lawyers in the country to be exemplary and to always avoid denting the “good image” associated with their noble profession. Mzikamanda made the remarks Friday at Mount Soche hotel in Blantyre where the University of Malawi (Unima) with financial assistance from National Bank of Malawi (NBM) awarded 10 […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has elected its former treasurer John Suzi-Banda as the new president of the body. Suzi-Banda was elected at the Nkopola Lodge where the MLS held its Annual General Meeting. He takes over from Mandala Mambulasa. The deputy president of MLS is now Powell Gift Nkhutabasa of Fountain Court Law Offices in Lilongwe. […]
Malawi Police have arrested wife to lawyer Chrispine Kam’mayani who is reportedly at large following an alleged swindle of a cool K10 million, and charged her with bribery after her attempt to bribe Police officers got foiled. Chronology of events leading to her capture indicate that when Nyasa Times published that Police are hunting Kam’mayani […]
Malawian lawyer Chrispine Kam’mayani is on the run after putting his hands on a K10 million from a well known ICT expert Boston Sibande on a deal in which the lawyer is alleged to have pocketed the money for plot number 47/4/820. Nyasa Times undertsand that he had fraudulently altered legal property documents which he […]
President Peter Mutharika has been asked by the Malawi Law Society to help in speedily resolving the spate of strikes which are paralysing public and justice delivery services in the country. The appeal was made by Law Society’s executive committee members when they met the Head of State, in camera, on Wednesday for over an […]
Premier mobile phone company TNM has donated K1 million to Malawi Law Society (MLS) as contribution towards a symposium on Financial Sector Laws in Malawi underway Friday at the Great Hall of Chancellor College in Zomba. MLS has organised the symposium to provide a platform for interrogating the significance, import and implications of unprecedented law […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) has said one months there has been no access to justice with the full blown judiciary strike which has paralysed the court operation, saying governments is is orchestrating the violation of human rights of its citizens and the Constitution. The Constitution provides that suspects can be detained for only 48 hours […]
Malawi Law Society and the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) have urged the Malawi government to domesticate the Rome Statute of the ICC in order to enable the domestic courts to prosecute serious crimes including genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. CHRR executive director Timothy Mtambo and Malawi Law Society president Mandala […]
There is an apparent lack of recognition of the important role that female lawyers play and can play in justice delivery in Malawi. This role can only be conspicuous if female lawyers, as a critical group, were to create forums where they can reflect on their strengths and weaknesses and uncover obstacles—legal, institutional and cultural—that […]
Malawian professor of law, Danwood Chirwa, has commented on the public debate on lawyers answering criminal charges to continue representing clients in court, saying it is morally wrong. The debate has been going on in social media and Nyasa Times discussion section after former justice minister Ralph Kasambara who is facing charges in conspiracy, possession […]