Carmel Rickard writes...
  • Home
  • About
  • Articles
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
Select Page

Malawian law students lose their challenge to Covid19 university closure

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 16, 2020

A group of four students studying law in Malawi have lost their high court case challenging the validity of the President’s Covid-19-related directives. They also lost their challenge to the closure of their university in terms of those directives. But...

As ‘moral Covid19’ infects Namibia, even legal profession touched by ‘Fishrot’ bribery scandal

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 16, 2020

The ‘Fishrot’ corruption scandal engulfing Namibia seems set to choke the country’s legal profession as well: while the Law Society of Namibia tries to access the records of one of its prominent members, suspected of being involved in the scandal …Share...

‘Deplorable conduct’ from chambers of Malawi’s AG – judge

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 16, 2020

In Their Own Words:   Read judgment in Mponda v President Judge Zione Ntaba, High Court, Malawi This case dealt with an application by four law students who challenged the validity of Malawi’s Covid-19-related restrictions and asked that these restrictions, and...

Costs order a lesson about ‘frivolous’ Covid-19 claims – labour court

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 15, 2020

The first case testing whether sufficient protection was available for medical staff working on the front line against the coronavirus in South Africa, has resulted in an ignominious conclusion for the union that brought the legal action. Read judgment The...

Controversial Lesotho PM prorogues parliament, gets taken to court

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 9, 2020

Lesotho’s Prime Minister, Tom Thabane, has signed papers suspending parliament for three months. He cited the coronavirus pandemic to explain his decision. Ironically, a full-on legal application contesting the validity of his COVID-19-based decision was heard in a...

Government sets up a massive national system using mobile phones to track and trace COVID-19 suspects

by Carmel Rickard | Apr 2, 2020

The South African government has introduced new, wide-reaching regulations that will allow it to track the whereabouts of anyone on a national database that is being developed, and that will list people who have come into contact with individuals confirmed...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Subscribe to Carmel Rickard writes... via email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

  • Terrible fires today; remembering terrible punishment for arsonists 300 years ago17 January 2026
  • Zambia’s top court upholds property rights against the state16 January 2026
  • Writing historical fiction after a lifetime writing about the law21 November 2025
  • Top judges back Uganda’s outdated divorce laws31 August 2025
  • Children’s song helps convict rapist father27 July 2025

Site by Neogek

Subscribe to Carmel Rickard writes... via email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.