Malawi International Commercial Arbitration Centre
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Malawi, Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, is today presiding over the official opening of the constructive engagement conference towards the establishment of the Malawi International Commercial Arbitration Centre and signing of the project partners MOU at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC), Lilongwe. The centre
CPD: Contemporary Developments in Criminal Law
The 1st July 2022 CPD held in Blantyre at Amaryllis Hotel under the theme Contemporary Developments in Criminal Law: Updates and Implications.
Engagement with the Registrar of Political Parties on Political Party Funding and Subsequent Litigation- Judicial Review Case Number 14 of 2022: The State (On the Application of Malawi Law Society) v Registrar General (As Registrar of Political Parties).
On 20th July 2021, the MLS wrote the Registrar of Political Parties in terms of the Constitution [sections 37 and 12(1)(a) and (f)] as read with the LELPA [section 64(d)] and the Access to Information Act [section 15]. The MLS requested that he provides the MLS with information reflecting on
The MLS’s Meeting with the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament on the Proposal to Amend Constitution to provide for Contract Judges
On 3rd July, 2021, the MLS released a press statement responding to the Executive and Legislative Branch of Government, on the appointment of two High Court Judges to serve at Malawi Government foreign missions and a proposal developed by the Executive Branch heading to Parliament then to amend the Constitution
Human Rights Projects: The UN Women Spotlight Initiative
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Members of the Executive Committee and the Chief Executive Officer, Mzati Mbeko (far right) during one of the meetings during the project.[/caption]
The UN Women Spotlight Initiative is project which started in April, 2021. It was initially supposed to be completed on 29th June 2021 but it was extended and finally closed on 31st July 2021 at Zomba. The Spotlight project was implemented in 9 Traditional Authorities of Nsanje district. By taking part in implementing this LELPA that seeks to protect matters of public interest touching, ancillary or incidental to the law.
Judicial Review Case No. 33 of 2020: The State (On the Application of Malawi Law Society) v Prof. Arthur Peter Muntharika and Hon. Judge Lloyd Muhara
On 14th June 2020 the Respondents, while in occupation of the office of the President of the Republic of Malawi and Secretary to the Cabinet respectively made and caused to be published a Notice purporting to announce the retirement of Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda and Justice of Appeal Twea and