Zambian Local courts' questions and answers

08/12/2025

too can sue for or Marriage reconciliation, don't suffer from inside, Zambian Courts are waiting for men like this one to come over and get help, the court will not laugh or discriminate a man for suing, just come Zambian Men, we love you, Judiciary is waiting for you!!

13/07/2025

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Chief Justice Allows Lawyers and Clients to do cases on‘ ’

In a groundbreaking reforms, the Chief Justice of Zambia has approved a law that will allow lawyers to represent clients on contingency fee basis or “ ” and only pay when they win the case.

Until yesterday 11th July, 2025, lawyers in Zambia were not allowed to take up cases on (contingency fee) arrangements and this affected poor people who could not afford legal fees but had good cases.

Chief Justice Dr. Mumba Malila, SC has approved “The Legal Practitioners’ Practice (Amendment) Rules, 2025”, which is Statutory Instrument No. 50 of 2025, that has now allowed / contingency fee arrangements.

The new law will allow clients - especially those who cannot afford to pay legal fees upfront - to agree with the lawyer to pay once they win the case and get paid.
“A provision of a contingency fee arrangement that does not comply with these Rules shall be invalid and unenforceable,” the Rules read.
Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) will have powers to review the contingency fee arrangements upon request by the client so that the fees are not “unconscionable”, “unreasonable” or does comply with the law.
'_Questions& Answers.

13/07/2025

Now the law has changed! The thing of 50/50 or 30% property shares after divorce is nomore! You get what you worked for or what he/she legally gave you or walk out empty as you entered marriage., Because the court discovered that, some partners go into marriage to get properties from their well to do partners and not genuine ! Which is wrong!
, HighCourt Appeal no. 60 of 2015.

11/07/2025

The law allows only a and to keep custody of the child if both are capable and not (grand parents, uncles, aunties,,,) only when the mother or father is incapable(sick, insane, violent, financially handicapped, Dead,,,) thats when thirdy parties can keep the child. So parents,do the right thing.

19/06/2025

You choose to go and sue either from a Local court in your area if you want nothing but a restraining order or small compensation of up to k5,000. Or Subordinate court or High court if you're financially strong(have money for court proceedings) and need more compensation of more than k50,000.,,,

16/06/2025

An aggrieved party(husband or wife) can go to a local court in the area where you live and sue the other partner for legal divorce in the court clerk's office. A surmons and hearing fee is k44.40 and also, prepare divorce certificate fee k111.20 to pay after you're pronounced DIVORCED!

30/05/2025

If you're a / and your partner/ husband or wife is abusing you and threatening you that no one will help you because you're non Zambian, don't be scared of them, they're lying, go and report them to police quickly, or sue them at High court or go to Legal Aid offices and they'll help you. Be safe, Zambia and Judiciary loves you.

03/04/2025

but Go and sue from High Court .

LATE former Minister of Finance and National Planning Ng'andu Magande’s daughter, Namweemba, has sued three of her late father’s administrators over alleged unfair distribution of his estate.

Namweemba Magande wants the Lusaka High Court to grant her an order compelling the administrators and administratrix to render an account for the full inventory of Dr Magande’s assets.

The 38-year-old plaintiff also seeks an order compelling the administrators to distribute her late father’s estate to the rightful beneficiaries, including herself.

Namweemba, who submits that she was born out of wedlock, filed the lawsuit as the beneficiary of Dr Magande’s estate.

“The plaintiff was born out of wedlock on February 5, 1987 at Livingstone General Hospital from Ng'andu Magande and the late Ruth Pelekelo Sitali, who died in 2013.

The first defendant in the case is Simwaale Magande, while Joyce Mudenda and Nakanjoli Magande, co-administrators, are second and third defendants respectively.

Namweemba submits that she was at all material times a beneficiary of the estate of Dr Magande, who died intestate (with no will) on October 22, 2023 after an illness at Maina Soko Military Hospital, Lusaka.

18/02/2025

If the In-laws have charged you (k80,000, k50,000, k30,000, k15,000,,,,)_dowry or damage (impregnation) charge, don't just sit back, sue for reconciliation of dowry/damage (impregnation) charge, so that the court help's you to & pay within the acceptable amount before they Sue you & makes you 😰to start paying them expensively!

21/01/2025

/30 on the certificate of judgement means, Informed Right of Appeal is within 30 Days. Meaning, you have 30 Days to appeal against the judgement in your case if you are not happy with the judgement. from the date the case ended, you maybe denied to appeal .
You can visit the Authorizing officer to Grant you .

31/12/2024

Surmons fee is k44.40
Divorce Certificate fee is k111.20
Marriage certificate fee is k33.40