Welcome to the Malawi Law Society.
The Malawi Law Society (“MLS”) is an umbrella body of all lawyers in Malawi. MLS was originally established under section 25 of the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act, 1965. The 1965 Act was repealed by section 122(1) of the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act, 2017 (“LELPA”) which came into force on 1st January, 2019. In its current form, MLS is established under section 63 of the LELPA.
” Upholding legal ethics”
“Honesty and truthfulness”
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An umbrella body of legal practitioners in Malawi.
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To be an independent and professional body that safeguards the rule of law in an impartial, responsive and effective manner.
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