Thousands of Zambian farmers, wanting to claim against a multinational giant for allegedly polluting their water with copper mining effluent, will have their day in court – in the United Kingdom. The UK’s Supreme Court this week ruled that the …Share this:Click...
Who would have thought that judges needed to be warned to watch their language! Supreme Court, Zambia Banda v Attorney General Some months before their contracts came to an end, the contracts of the two appellants were terminated. The trial …Share this:Click to...
The finding of a Zambian court holds a salutary lesson for government appointees: ensure the legalities line up before breaking out the champagne A JUDGMENT from Zambia’s court of appeal has left me thinking about the real meaning of independence.…Share...
A major case on the environmental and human rights of villagers in Zambia was heard in the English courts over two days this week. The appeal concerns the question of where villagers, suing over the pollution of their water via …Share this:Click to share on...
After a cattle-rustling raid into Zambia by uniformed Angolan soldiers armed with assault rifles, a local man who was part of the group has been convicted and sentenced to death. It’s an unusual case for several reasons. For one, it …Share this:Click to...