Malawi Mobile Ltd given another chance at Comesa Court in K98bn compensation claim

Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), a private company that sought to establish a mobile phone network, will get another day in   the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) court to prove their K98 billion compensation claim. MML  filed an appeal against an earlier judgement of Comesa Court that dismissed its claim against the Malawi Government and Malawi Communications […]

Malawi Mobile Ltd files appeal on Comesa Court decision:  ‘Judgement and proceedings were tainted’

Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), a private company that sought to establish a mobile phone network, has filed an appeal  against an earlier judgement of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) Court that dismissed its K98 billion compensation claim. MML, through private practice lawyer David Kanyenda, argues that the appointment of the court’s […]

Kaphale saves govt K97bn on Malawi Mobile Limited  network licence case at Comesa Court

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has saved Malawi government from paying K97 billion damages  Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), the country’s third cellular phone service provider licenced in April 2002, demanded in  the Common Market for Eastern  and Southern Afrcan (Comesa) court as compensation for loss of revenue for unlawful cancelling of contract. According to court documents seen […]

Govt appeals to Comesa over Malawi Mobile Limited case

The Malawi government has appealed the ruling of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Court of Justice First Instance Division that found that the COMESA Court has the jurisdiction to hear the case between the Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) , the government and nd Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra). Attorney General (AG) […]

Comesa Court dismiss Malawi govt over jurisdiction on MML case: MACRA removed

Comesa Court sitting in Lusaka, Zambia, has thrown out an application by the Malawi Government which asked the court to drop a case where Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) a mobile phone operator licensed in April 2002 but faced political hurdles against rolling out its services in the country is challenging  illegal termination of the contract. […]

Comesa court lacks jurisdiction in Malawi Mobile Limited case – AG

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has argued that Comesa court lacks jurisdiction on the matter in which Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) a mobile phone operator licensed in April 2002 but faced political hurdles against rolling out its services in the country has lodged an appeal at the Comesa Court, challenging the Supreme Court of Malawi’s decision […]

Malawi Mobile Limited appeal at Comesa Court: Seeks compensation for unlawful cancelling of contract

Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) a mobile phone operator licenced in April 2002 but faced political hurdles against rolling out its services in the country has lodged an appeal at the Comesa Court, challenging the Supreme Court of Malawi’s decision that reversed a 2002 High Court order to award the company a $66 million (about K11 […]

Kaphale saves Malawi $132m on network licence case

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has saved Malawi government from paying dK55.4 billion (about US$132 million) damages Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), the country’s third cellular phone service provider licenced in April 2002, demanded in court as compensation for loss of revenue for unlawful cancelling of contract. High Court Commercial Division ruling by Judge Frank Kapanda on April 20 […]

Kasambara’s error: Macra, Malawi Mobile Ltd tussle over K42bn claim

Malawi Mobile Limited (MML), the country’s third cellular phone service provider licenced in April 2002,  has commenced a legal battle at Supreme Court of Appeal, Blantyre against Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra), demanding  it to pay it $133.7 million (K42 billion) as compensation for loss of revenue for unlawful cancelling of contract. The appeal follows […]

Macra appeals against K11bn court order -paper

The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has appealed against a High Court ruling that ordered it to pay Malawi Mobile Limited (MML) $66 million (about K11.2 billion) for breach of contract, it has been reported. Macra lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale confirmed to a daily, The Nation, that they already filed an appeal challenging both the finding […]