In a proposal addressed to the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament dated April 7 2021, the bureau wants limited right of audience for legal aid assistants, popularly known as paralegals, in particular in subordinate courts that deal with matters that are within their competence levels. The bureau argues that most...
Justice for Poor – Fight intensifies
The battle for legal representation for the poor has intensified with the Judiciary, some lawyers and civil society organisations backing a Legal Aid Bureau proposal to allow paralegals limited access in magistrate’s courts. But the Malawi Law Society (MLS) has remained a lone voice, protesting the proposal on the basis...