Year 2018

Cases from 2018

5 cases

The Defendant applied to the High Court, Principal Registry, for an order setting aside a default judgment that had been dismissed by the Assistant Registrar. Following the dismissal, the Defendant ob...

June 18, 2018
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Nriva
Civil Division
Civil Procedure

The Plaintiff, representing himself and vendors of Kachere Market, filed an originating summons in the High Court, Principal Registry, seeking declarations and orders against the Defendant, Blantyre C...

May 28, 2018
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda
Civil Division

The Claimant sought an order to dispense with mediation and for further directions in a claim for a declaration of a resulting trust over a property. The proceedings were initiated in July 2016 with a...

May 14, 2018
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda
Civil Division

Namata v. Republic

MSCA Criminal Appeal No. 13 of 2015 (Being Criminal Case Number 65 of 2013, High Court of Malawi, Lilongwe Registry)

The Appellant appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal against two convictions entered by the High Court for theft and money laundering, arising from allegations that he stole over K24 million from Gov...

March 23, 2018
Supreme Court Of Appeal
The Honorable Justice R.R. Mzikamanda SC JA

The Defendant, Blantyre City Assembly, sought an order from the High Court to strike out the Plaintiffs' action for want of prosecution and for disclosing no reasonable cause of action. The Plaintiffs...

February 05, 2018
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda
Civil Division