Cases from 2024
Dilipkumar Popatlal v Jayendra Jivan Kanabar and Another Land Cause Number 354 of 2012
Land Cause Number 354 of 2012The 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...
ADMARC Limited v Alex Malikebu and 3281 Others
Miscellaneous Civil Cause Number 91 of 2024The 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...
Hassan Duwa v Gerald Khoviwa and United General Insurance Personal Injury Cause Number 1127 of 2021 Company Ltd
Personal Injury Cause Number 1127 of 2021The 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...
Rankin Bwanali vs Roads Authority
Civil Cause Number 293 of 2019The 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...
Dan Dice v Loius Kambuwa and Others Land Cause Number 92 of 2020
Land Cause Number 92 of 2020The 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...
Bertha Saizi v Hallmark Creations Limited Personal Injury Cause Number 137 of 2019
Personal Injury Cause Number 137 of 2019The 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...
FDH Bank Ltd v Chengaikane Kahumbe Civil Appeal Number 7 of 2021 (Being IRC Matter Number 561 of 2016)
Civil Appeal Number 7 of 2021 (Being IRC Matter Number 561 of 2016)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...
Henry M'Bwana and Muhammad Chingomanje (on their own behalf and on behalf of the other users and Occupiers of Kalindima Village dambo customary land) v The District Commissioner of Salima and Persons Unknown.
(Being Land Cause No. 100 of 2024) (and Judicial Review No. 26 of 2024)Gerald Kazembe t/a Madzi Distributors v Southern Bottlers Limited & Ecobank Malawi Limited
Commercial Case No. 15 of 2020The 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...
Steven Kalua v Standard Bank PLC
IRC 631 of 2021The 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...
Florence Chanika v Joseph MacNewton Mwalilino
Matrimonial Cause No. 15 of 2023The 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...
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...
Mary Nkolokosa & 18 Others v Banja La Mtsogolo Limited
Matter No. IRC 456 of 2017The 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...