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Afrimax Limited v Datacom Limited and Another (Commercial Case 151 of 2021) [2024] MWHC 46 (3 September 2024)
The High Court of Malawi refused to dismiss a commercial case for want of prosecution, finding the delay partly arose from the court’s failure to reset mediation.
Order on distribution of matrimonial property after divorce between Alfonso Mbiza and Christina Chapotera, apportioning the Nyambadwe and Mdeka houses and dismissing several other claims.
Banda v Malawi Congress Party (Civil Case 86 of 2024) [2024] MWHCCiv 6 (6 August 2024)
The NEC's resolution imposing eligibility criteria for contesting NEC elections is ultra vires the party constitution, inconsistent with the rights of ordinary members, and contrary to the values of the Malawi Constitution. The claimant is a member with sufficient interest, and the dispute is justiciable as it raises legal, not merely political, questions. The resolution is set aside as a nullity.
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The High Court granted leave to the respondent to file pleadings out of time in a divorce cause, holding that service on her lawyers was effective and that fairness and access to justice required a hearing.
Abiyane and 24 Others v State (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 49 of 2024) [2024] MWHCCrim 5 (29 July 2024)
The High Court of Malawi partially allowed an application challenging immigration detention, declining immediate release but ordering alternative detention and deportation safeguards.
Uladi and 4 Others v R (Homicide Bail 157 of 2023) [2024] MWHC 43 (29 July 2024)
The applicants' continued detention beyond the 90-day pre-trial custody time limit for murder without court extension was unlawful; however, release should be on bail with conditions to ensure attendance at trial, as permitted by Section 161I of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code.
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The High Court issued directions in an appeal delayed by a missing lower-court file, ordering the file produced, skeleton arguments filed, and the matter heard.
Kapyola v Twenty Third Century Systems (Civil Cause 141 of 2022) [2024] MWHC 36 (22 July 2024)
The High Court held that the default judgment sum for terminal benefits was net, not gross, so no further tax could be deducted. Collection costs were allowed without interest.
Africa Investment Group LTD v Attorney General ( Ministry of Agriculture & Ministry of Finance) , Famers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi & Malawi Fertilizer Company LTD (51 of 2024) [2024] MWHC 57 (22 July 2024)
The High Court of Malawi entered judgment by consent, ordering payment of the claimant’s debt, interest and costs, and a refund from the third party in escrow terms.
The High Court of Malawi dissolved the marriage between Upendo Lawrence and Charles Lawrence, awarded primary custody to the petitioner, and set monthly access for the respondent.
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