Cases from 2025

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The 1st Defendant sought an order from the High Court, Commercial Division, to suspend the enforcement of a default judgment entered against him on 15th September 2025, pending the determination of a...

The Claimant applied for summary judgment in the High Court of Malawi, Commercial Division, against the Defendant for the payment of $110,000.00. The Claimant instituted proceedings seeking the sum ad...

The Claimant sought declarations and damages in the High Court, Principal Registry, against the healthcare provider, his employer, the government minister responsible for health, and the national huma...

The Appellant appealed to the High Court, Lilongwe District Registry, against the decision of the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) which had found the Appellant liable for unfair dismissal and awarded...

The Applicant sought an interlocutory order of injunction from the High Court, Principal Registry, suspending the declaration of the winner for the Parliamentary Election in Nsanje South Constituency...

The Appellant appealed to the High Court, Principal Registry, Civil Division, against the decision of the Industrial Relations Court (IRC), which had found for the Respondent on her claim of construct...

The Applicant sought an interlocutory injunction without notice from the High Court, Lilongwe District Registry, to stop the Second Respondent, the Malawi Electoral Commission, from releasing parliame...

The Applicant sought leave from the High Court to commence judicial review proceedings against the Malawi Electoral Commission regarding an election. The Court reviewed the application and its support...

The Applicant sought a review in the High Court of Malawi against the decision of the Malawi Electoral Commission to exclude him from the official list of parliamentary candidates. The Claimant, a pro...

The Claimant, a local contractor, sought payment for construction works allegedly performed under a subcontracting arrangement with the Defendant, a Chinese construction company. The dispute arose fro...

The Applicants sought judicial review in the High Court, Civil Division, against the Respondent's decisions regarding the electoral process. The Applicants challenged the Respondent’s refusal to allow...

The Claimant, having paid for 11 hectares of land, sought specific performance to compel the Defendant to sell him an additional 13 hectares that were subsequently discovered to be part of the same pa...

The Claimant sought an order for the immediate delivery of a motor vehicle and damages for conversion against the Defendant, and had obtained a without-notice interlocutory injunction. The Defendant s...

The Claimant, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), sought permission to apply for judicial review of a decision by the Defendant, the Chief Justice, who had certified a criminal matter, The Repu...