Month: September 2021 Posts

Talking Blues: Half a loaf or none?

Sep 19, 2021 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Danwood Chirwa “Our lawyers don’t even understand what pro bono means and have priced themselves out of reach from even the more than average Malawian. They have no business talking about their role in enhancing… ...

Govt urged to train more lawyers

Sep 14, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

While dust refuses to settle on propositions that paralegals should be representing the poor masses in courts, other schools of thought are suggesting that the best solution to equal justice in the country is training… ...

Paralegals will increase access to justice – Law Professors

Sep 13, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Law Professors are backing the motion for paralegals to represent clients in lower Malawi courts saying this would improve access to justice. There has been debate on the issue after the Legal Aid Bureau proposed… ...

K255 million legal fees shock Malawi Law Society

Aug 09, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Law Society (MLS) has described the K255 million in legal fees awarded to Women Lawyers Association (WLA) as unusual and unjustified in a normal Judicial Review case ending at the High Court level. The… ...

Lawyers urged to clarify pro bono services rendered to Msundwe Women

Aug 08, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Human Rights   Commission (MHRC) has urged Women Lawyers Association (WLA) to provide clarification on the pro bono services rendered to Msundwe women so that the general public should understand what entails pro bono services.… ...

Women lawyers defend rape victims getting peanuts

Aug 07, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Women Lawyers Association (WLA) has defended getting K255 billion in legal fees, which is more than double the compensation that the 18 rape victims received. The women lawyers have issued a statement today following… ...

Lawyers in Msundwe rape case pocket K255 million

Aug 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

After securing K121 million compensation for Msundwe women, lawyers who represented the women have been paid K255 million. This is according to an order on costs made by the High Court in Lilongwe on 6… ...