Cases from 2025

 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 commenced an action in the Industrial Relations Court, Mzuzu Registry, against the Respondent, seeking a declaration that his dismissal was unlawful and unfair, and claiming damages for...

 The Claimant commenced an action seeking an injunction to prevent the 2nd Defendant from installing the 1st Defendant as Village Headman Chibade and to have himself installed instead. The Defendants...

The Applicant sought a review in the High Court, Commercial Division, of a ruling by the Resident Magistrate Court in which the Magistrate declined to transfer a matter to the Commercial Division. The...

The Claimant sought a permanent injunction and damages for trespass against the Defendants, asserting ownership of a piece of land in Blantyre District. The 1st Defendant denied the claims, also asser...