by Emyloia | Jun 5, 2026 | Sierra Leone, Uncategorized
The communities of Koidu have secured an important legal victory in their fight for justice. On 28 May 2026, the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone dismissed an appeal filed by Octea Limited and other defendants in a long-running case brought by residents affected by...
by Richard | Nov 3, 2025 | Case Based Legal Support, Cases/PILIWA Members, Home Slider, Sierra Leone, What We Do
A press conference held in Freetown, Sierra Leone, last Friday brought together members of the Marginalized Affected Property Owners Association (MAPO), their legal representatives, and senior officials of the Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD), to...
by Richard | Oct 16, 2025 | Case Based Legal Support, Cases/PILIWA Members, Home Slider, Sierra Leone
The Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone today delivered a significant judgment in the matter of Aiah Fengai & 73 Others v. Octea Limited & Others, overturning a prior High Court decision that had struck out the plaintiffs’ claims for lack of jurisdiction. In...
by Richard | Jul 21, 2025 | Case Based Legal Support, Cases/PILIWA Members, Home Slider, Sierra Leone, What We Do
The Sierra Leonean Court of Appeal today extended an interim injunction brought against the Koidu Limited Mining Company, a major mining company operating in Koidu City Tankoro Chiefdom, Kono District to next Monday July 28th, 2025. The injunction application, brought...
by Richard | Apr 8, 2025 | Cases/PILIWA Members, Home Slider, Sierra Leone
Members of the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (PILIWA), a regional movement of lawyers driven by social justice to serve threatened communities, have rounded up their conference in Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was a collaborative conference for...
by Richard | Nov 11, 2024 | Case Based Legal Support, Cases/PILIWA Members, Home Slider, Sierra Leone, What We Do
Members of the Marginalized Affected Property Owners Association (MAPO), a civil society group based in Kono in the Eastern Region of Sierra Leone, say they are unperturbed about the frequent adjournments of their case pending at the Court of Appeal in Freetown and...
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