Cases from 2025
ADMARC Limited vs Alex Malikebu & 3281 Others Miscellaneous Civil Cause Number 91 of 2024
Miscellaneous Civil Cause Number 91 of 2024The Applicant/Enforcement Debtor, ADMARC Limited, sought to set aside an interim third party debt order obtained by the Respondents/Enforcement Creditors, Alex Malikebu and 3281 Others. The Respondent...
Easy Pack Limited v Abdul James and 4 Others Miscellaneous Case Number 13 of 2025
Miscellaneous Case Number 13 of 2025The Applicant appealed to the High Court, Principal Registry, against a judgment of the Principal Resident Magistrate's Court, which awarded the Respondents K30,000,000.00 in damages for false impriso...
Joana Phiri v Smith Kamwangala
Commercial Cause Number 426 of 2022The Claimant sought an order in the High Court for the payment of K15,750,000.00, along with interest and costs, under a promissory note allegedly issued by the Defendant. The Defendant, who is the Cl...
Eric Thomson and Others v Telekom Networks Malawi plc Civil Appeal Number 9 of 2023
Civil Appeal Number 9 of 2023The Appellant, Telekom Networks Malawi plc (TNM), applied to the High Court for a suspension of the enforcement of a judgment pending an appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal. The application was file...
Republic v Henry Mathanga & Others
Criminal Case Number 19 of 2023The 4th Accused Person challenged new charges for the continuation of the criminal proceedings, arising from the same factual matrix on which he had previously been discharged by the Court in January...
The State, on the application of Blantyre City Council v The Ombudsman
Civil Cause Number 132 of 2024The Applicant, Blantyre City Council, sought leave from the High Court to apply for judicial review out of time. The dispute originated from a complaint lodged with the Ombudsman by an employee of the...
Esnart Khomba v Dorothy Gatoma and Another Land Cause Number 93 of 2023
Land Cause Number 93 of 2023The Claimant, residing in the United States, brought this claim to the High Court, Principal Registry, against the Defendants concerning a residential property in Blantyre that she had purchased in 20...
The Court, sitting in the High Court’s Civil Division, entered judgment for the Claimant after striking out the Defendant’s defence. The Claimant had commenced proceedings seeking a declaration of own...
Annie Mazinga vs John Mazinga and others
Land Cause Number 93 of 2023The Claimant sought a declaration in the High Court, Principal Registry, that she was the rightful owner of a piece of land in Samuti Village, Traditional Authority Boid, Thyolo District, and that the...
Cloud Innovation Limited v Brian Munyao Longwe Civil Cause Number 380 of 2022
Civil Cause Number 380 of 2022The Claimant, an internet protocol management company, brought a claim for defamation against the Defendant, a former director of the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC). The action arose fro...
Bester Chungano vs China Railway 20 Bureau Group and Roads Authority Civil Cause Number 383 of 2022
Civil Cause Number 383 of 2022The Claimant, a homeowner, commenced an action against the 1st Defendant, a contractor, and the 2nd Defendant, a statutory body, seeking costs for repairs and damages. The Claimant alleged that vibrat...
Charles Nkhoma v Malawi Revenue Authority Civil Cause Number 114 of 2014
Civil Cause Number 114 of 2014The Claimant sought damages in the High Court of Malawi against the Defendant for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, and defamation. The Claimant, a former employee of the Defendant, alleged t...
Binwell Mandala vs Charles Mtandasha, Blantyre Water Board and Britam Insurance Company Limited Personal Injury Cause Number 468 of 2022
Personal Injury Cause Number 468 of 2022The Claimant, a motorcyclist, sought compensation in the High Court for injuries sustained in a road traffic accident. The accident occurred when the First Defendant, driving a vehicle owned by the Se...
Annie Nyirenda v Proto Feeds Commercial Cause 385 of 2022
Commercial Cause 385 of 2022The Claimant commenced proceedings against the Defendant to recover various sums, including loss of profit, expenses incurred, loan repayment, and other associated costs. Following a scheduling confer...
M.A Motors Limited v Infracon Limited
Commercial Cause Number 206 of 2021The Claimant, a motor vehicle garage, commenced an action against the Defendant for the sum of K5,040,468.00 for repair and servicing work, with costs and interest. The Defendant denied liability, ar...