Sun, 16 Jul 2017 13:12:16 +0000 By NATION REPORTER GOVERNMENT has finally taken measures to redress the shameful performance of the Zambia Institute for Advanced Legal Education where only 16 out of 238 in 2016 qualified to become lawyers Minister of Justice Given Lubinda yesterday announced that government had now taken measures to improve the passing rate at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) to ensure that the country has sufficient lawyers to meet the growing litigation demand. He said the passing rate at ZIALE was designed to limit the number of lawyers and therefore, create an artificial deficit resulting in many Zambians failing to access justice. The situation, he said, was totally unnecessary, artificial as it precluded Zambians from accessing legal services when confronted with litigation in courts of law which were themselves steeped in tradition and practice that made it impossible for the ordinary man to comprehend and navigate effectively. […]
