Pro Bono Scheme
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 Assist Murder Suspects on Remand at Chichiri Prison
The Malawi Law Society (“MLS”) in collaboration with the Legal Aid Bureau (“LAB”) is expected to assist murder suspects who are incarcerated at Blantyre Prison (also known as Chichiri Prison) with bail applications. The Officer in Charge for the Prison, Assistant Commissioner of Prisons Levi Maharawipha disclosed in a meeting […]
Malawi Law Society to Launch National Wide Pro Bono Scheme
The Malawi Law Society (“MLS”) is established under section 63 of the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act, 2017 (“LELPA”) with the mandate to, among others, promote matters of public interest touching, ancillary and incidental to the law. Under section 42 of the LELPA, every legal practitioner is mandated to […]