Month: September 2024 Posts

MLS suspend Thursday’s demonstrations

Sep 11, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has suspended its planned nationwide demonstrations scheduled for tomorrow to create room for further engagement with stakeholders, including the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC). According to a memo… ...

Expert condemns MLS’s silence on refuge relocation exercise

Sep 05, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

…MLS wants MHRC to probe alleged human rights violations The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has been condemned and labelled as “hypocritical” for being silent on the relocation of refugees and asylum seekers to Dzaleka Refugees… ...

MLS stands with persons with albinism

Jun 17, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawian lawyers through the Malawi Law Society (MLS) have expressed commitment to fighting for rights of persons with albinism in the country. This is according to human rights Alexious Kamangila who represented MLS's Gender, Child… ...

Registrar of Political Parties dragged to court over failure to reveal financiers of parties

May 25, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Law Society (MLS) has dragged the Registrar of Political Parties to court over its failure to provide information on funding of major political parties. In July, 2021 and in September 2021 MLS asked… ...

Expert trashes call for referendum on death penalty

May 22, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

As debate on whether to abolish death penalty or not continues, one of Malawi's legal expert has trashed a call by Malawi Law Society (MLS) for a referendum on death penalty. This comes following a… ...

Malawi Law Society faults Judge Ntaba’s ruling

Jan 02, 2022 Cyrus Bengo 1 &

The Malawi Law society (MLS) has argued that the decision of Zomba High Court judge Zione Ntaba to suspend the arrest of Lands Minister Kezzie Msukwa was wrong. Msukwa was arrested by Anti- corruption Bureau… ...

Court snubs Malawi Law Society on paralegals

Oct 08, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Lilongwe High court has dismissed an application by the Malawi Law Society (MLS) for judicial review on a proposal to allow paralegals to represent people in the country's magistrate courts. The development follows MLS's… ...