Enactment of International Arbitration Act, the Establishment of Malawi International Arbitration Centre and Support of the Courts Clears the Way for International Arbitration in Malawi
The Malawi Government acceded the New York Convention effective 2nd June, 2021. Malawi is the 167th country in the world to accede to the Convention. By doing so, Malawi qualifies itself as a suitable jurisdiction in which international and local commercial disputes can be resolved through arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution
Malawi Law Society and Legal Aid Bureau Launch Nationwide Pro bono Legal Services Scheme
Introduction The Malawi Law Society (MLS) is a statutory body established under section 63 of the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act, 2017 (LELPA) with objectives, among others, to promote the highest standards among legal practitioners and to promote integrity, competence and transparency of professional services. The Legal Aid Bureau
Malawi Law Society to hold 2024 Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting Under the Theme “Interrogating Malawi Electoral System Towards 2025 General Elections”
The Malawi Law Society will hold its Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting from 21st to 24th March, 2024 at Sunbird Nkopola, Lodge in Mangochi under the theme “Interrogating the Malawi Electoral System Towards 2025 General Elections”. The guest of honour at the Annual Conference is the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral
“What are we celebrating on?” – Malawi Judiciary and Malawi Law Society remember deceased members of the Bench and the Bar.
The Malawi Judiciary and the Malawi Law Society jointly remembered members of the legal profession who died between 2009 and 2023. The remembrance took the form of a Memorial Sitting that took place in open court at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Blantyre on Thursday, 28th September, 2023. Memorial
MLS hits ground running with donations, hails MDF
On Sunday 19th March, 2023, the Malawi Law Society donated assorted items worth MK10,600,000.00 to victims of Cyclone Freddy at Samson Primary School, Chimwaza Primary School and Mpala Primary School Camps in Mulanje District. The victims have made the schools their temporary homes after their houses fell down, food, clothes
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.