Courts

The Law Association of Zambia has stopped Lusaka lawyer Nicholas Chanda from practicing Law with immediate effect. According to a notice signed by the Legal Practitioners’ Committee secretary Silas Mambwe, Chanda has been instructed not […]

ZESCO has appealed against the Industrial Relations Court’s judgement which ordered the energy company to compensate its former managing director Cyprian Chitundu for wrongful dismissal. In a judgment delivered last week, High Court judge Martin […]

A 23-year-old Somalian woman charged with murder for allegedly poisoning her husband has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates Court. Amina Muhammed, a housewife of Lusaka’s Emmasdale appeared before chief resident magistrate Kenneth Mulife today. Allegations […]

A Kafue peasant farmer has sued Deputy Inspector General of Police Eugene Sibote in the Lusaka High Court over six herds of cattle. According to a statement of claim filed in the High Court principal […]

ATTORNEY General Likando Kalaluka says there is no illegality in police maintaining their presence at Dr Fred M’membe’s house. In this case, Dr M’membe and wife Mutinta are challenging the continued presence of police officers […]

LUSAKA High Court judge Pixie Yangailo has thrown out an appeal of bail application by traditional healer Chilufya Chileya commonly known as Kalonga Kanono. Kanono is in this matter charged with attempted murder of his […]

The Industrial Relations Court has ruled that Cyprian Chitundu was wrongfully dismissed from Zesco. In this judgement, Chitundu had sued Zesco for unlawful dismissal. In a judgment delivered yesterday, High Court judge Martin Musaluke ordered […]

Former Attorney General Musa Mwenye says LAZ decided to represent Nchima Nchito in his personification case because the charges arose from the execution of his duties. Recently, Lusaka Lawyer Frightone Sichone, wrote to LAZ president […]

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found Komboni Radio director Lesa Kasoma with a case to answer on a charge of assault on a police officer. In his ruling today, magistrate Felix Kaoma said the prosecution […]

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has ordered the state to give Dr Fred M’membe’s wife Mutinta a charge so that she can prepare her defence. This is the matter in which she is accused of obstructing […]