Cases from 2025

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...

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 [Applicant], sitting Vice President of the Republic of Malawi and a presidential candidate in the 16th of September, 2025 general elections, brought a without notice application to the H...

The Claimants, Registered Trustees of Word Alive Ministries International, sought a declaration of their rights over a customary land parcel in Nsanje, which they had been occupying since 2008. The Cl...

The Claimant, a registered political party, sought permission in the High Court, Civil Division, to apply for judicial review of the Defendant's decision to appoint the Interested Party as its Chief E...

The Applicant approached the Supreme Court of Appeal by way of a motion to set aside a ruling delivered by Honourable Muhome J. on 14 May 2025. The dispute originated in the subordinate courts, where...

The Claimants appealed to the High Court of Malawi against the decisions of the Traditional Authority and District Commissioner, which had vested ownership of two pieces of land in Mulanje District in...

The Applicant sought bail pending appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal after being convicted of murder and sentenced to 53 years' imprisonment. The application was premised on the argument that her a...

The Claimant sought a declaration of ownership and a permanent injunction against the Defendant regarding a vacant plot of land in Mwanza District. The Claimant asserted ownership based on a 2015 sale...

The Appellant, Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM), appealed to the High Court, Principal Registry, against a judgment of the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) which found it liabl...

The Defendant sought the dismissal of the Claimant's interlocutory injunction application in the High Court, Principal Registry, by filing a Notice of Preliminary Objections and a Cross-Application. T...

The Claimant, who had been formally installed as Group Village Headman Gaga, sought judicial review in the High Court of Malawi, Principal Registry, against a decision by the First Defendant, Paramoun...

The Claimant sought damages for personal injuries, pain and suffering, deformity, and incapacitation following an attack by thieves while working as a security guard for the Defendant. The Claimant al...

The Applicant applied to the High Court, Lilongwe District Registry, Family and Probate Division, for an order to determine the parentage of four minors through Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) testing for...