Year 2024

Cases from 2024

13 cases

The Claimant commenced an action in the High Court, Principal Registry, against the Defendants, seeking to enforce an oral agreement for the sale of a property and to prevent his eviction from it. The...

December 23, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Allan Hans Muhome
Civil Division

ADMARC Limited v Alex Malikebu and 3281 Others

Miscellaneous Civil Cause Number 91 of 2024

The Applicant, ADMARC Limited, applied to the High Court for a suspension of the enforcement of a judgment pending an appeal. The Industrial Relations Court (IRC) had previously found that the Applica...

December 23, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Allan Hans Muhome
Civil Division

The Claimant sought compensation for personal injuries in the High Court, alleging that the First Defendant's negligence caused a motor vehicle accident. The Claimant, a passenger in a vehicle owned b...

December 20, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Allan Hans Muhome
Civil Division

Rankin Bwanali vs Roads Authority

Civil Cause Number 293 of 2019

The Claimant sought damages for alleged negligence against the Defendant, a statutory body responsible for road construction. The Claimant, a leasehold owner of a commercial property, contended that t...

December 05, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Allan Hans Muhome
Civil Division

The Defendants, having had their defence struck out for failing to comply with an Order for Directions, applied to the High Court, Principal Registry, to have the defence restored. The Claimant oppose...

December 03, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Allan Hans Muhome
Civil Division

The Claimant initiated a personal injury claim against the Defendant in the High Court, Principal Registry, alleging that her employer's negligence caused her to develop several ailments, including se...

December 02, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Allan Hans Muhome
Civil Division

The Appellant, FDH Bank Limited, appealed to the High Court against a judgment by the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) that found the redundancy of the Respondent, a former employee, to be unfair and...

November 25, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Allan Hans Muhome
Civil Division
October 27, 2024
High Court of Malawi
HH Elijah Blackboard Dazilikwiza Pachalo Daniels, Assistant Registrar.
Civil Division

The Claimant applied to the High Court of Malawi, Commercial Division, seeking an order to strike out the First Defendant's defence and counterclaim due to their failure to comply with a mandatory Ord...

July 17, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honorable Justice K.T Manda
Commercial Division

The Applicant commenced legal action in the Industrial Relations Court, Lilongwe District Registry, for unfair and unlawful dismissal against the Respondent. The Applicant, who was Head of Service Cen...

May 03, 2024
Industrial Relations Court
Hon. V. Nyimba, Deputy Chairperson

Florence Chanika v Joseph MacNewton Mwalilino

Matrimonial Cause No. 15 of 2023

The Petitioner sought the dissolution of her relationship with the Respondent through a Petition for Divorce, alongside ancillary reliefs including child custody, maintenance, and a share of matrimoni...

April 18, 2024
High Court of Malawi
Honourable Justice Fiona Atupele Mwale.
Family and Probate Division

Roads Authority and Roads Fund Administration v Al-Abdulhadi Engineering Consultancy

Civil Appeal Number 22 of 2023 (Being Commercial Case No. 459 of 2022)

The Respondent sought the discharge of an order granted by a Single Member of the Supreme Court of Appeal, which had previously stayed the execution of a default judgment and directed that the judgmen...

March 14, 2024
Supreme Court Of Appeal
Honourable Justice D. Madise, JA.

The Respondent through Counsel sought to set aside an ex parte order dated 12 January 2024, which had discharged a stay of execution granted on 26 July 2021. The genesis of the matter involved a judgm...

February 27, 2024
Industrial Relations Court
Peter M.E Kandulu, Deputy Chairperson