Cases from High Court of Malawi
Nixon Finiyasi V The State
Bail Application number 157 of 2020The Applicant, who was facing a murder charge, sought a re-application for bail after the State failed to comply with a court order to commence his tr...
Eric Thomson and Others v Telekom Networks Malawi plc Civil Appeal Number 9 of 2023
Civil Appeal Number 9 of 2023The Appellant, Telekom Networks Malawi plc (TNM), applied to the High Court for a suspension of the enforcement of a judgment pending an appeal to the...
The State (On Application by Dr. Michael B. Usi) v The Acting Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
Judicial Review Cause No. 5 of 2025The Claimant [Applicant], sitting Vice President of the Republic of Malawi and a presidential candidate in the 16th of September, 2025 general electi...
Abeles v Viola
Civil Cause Number 1226 of 1990 (15 MLR 1)The Plaintiff appealed to the High Court, Principal Registry, against a ruling by the learned Registrar. The Registrar had found that the Defendant h...
Christopher Katopeka Kamanga v Yohane Malliot
Commercial Cause Number 348 of 2020The Claimant, having paid for 11 hectares of land, sought specific performance to compel the Defendant to sell him an additional 13 hectares that were...
Dr. Abdul Majeed v Abdullah Hassan Chikukula
Commercial Cause Number 84 of 2025The Claimant sought an order for the immediate delivery of a motor vehicle and damages for conversion against the Defendant, and had obtained a withou...
Registered Trustees of Word Alive Ministries International (Nsanje Congregation) v Violet Mhango and Lyton Matchaya
Land Cause Number 75 of 2023The Claimants, Registered Trustees of Word Alive Ministries International, sought a declaration of their rights over a customary land parcel in Nsanje...
Munthali v Mwakasungula ( Civil Cause Number 125 of 1987) [1991] 14 MLR 298 (HC)
Civil Cause Number 125 of 1987The Plaintiff instituted a civil action in the High Court, Principal Registry, claiming damages for trespass to land and conversion, and also defendi...
The State (on the application of the Director of Public Prosecutions) v The Chief Justice of the High Court of Malawi)
Judicial Review Cause No. 4 of 2025The Claimant, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), sought permission to apply for judicial review of a decision by the Defendant, the Chief Just...