Mtekama v Fazili
Mtekama v Fazili (Civil Cause 324 of 2021) [2023] MWHCCiv 32 (2 May 2023)
High Court of Malawi Civil Division judgment in Mtekama v Fazili, Civil Cause 324 of 2021, decided on 2 May 2023.
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Kakunda v Kachali and Another
Kakunda v Kachali and Another (Civil Cause 405 of 2021) [2023] MWHCCiv 33 (2 May 2023)
The High Court of Malawi referred this insurance dispute for trial on whether the insurer is liable after the insured allegedly sold the vehicle before the accident.
- Motor vehicle accident
- Liability of insurer
- Admissibility of insurance policy
- Insurance-law
- Tort-law
- Motor-vehicle-accident
R v Mhango (Confirmation Case 244 of 2017)
R v Mhango (Confirmation Case 244 of 2017) [2023] MWHCCrim 18 (28 April 2023)
The High Court of Malawi quashed a defilement conviction after finding the complainant’s age was not proved by admissible, reliable evidence.
- Defilement
- Proof of age
- Evidence
- Proof-of-age
- Criminal-review
Elias Wizalamu v Royal Products Limited
The High Court of Malawi held the employer vicariously liable after a machine operator was injured when a colleague restarted machinery without warning.
- Employer's duty of care
- Vicarious liability
- Contributory negligence
- Breach of statutory duty
- Assessment of damages and costs
- Personal-injury
R v Mlenje (Confirmation Case 171 of 2022)
R v Mlenje (Confirmation Case 171 of 2022) [2023] MWHCCrim 16 (26 April 2023)
The High Court enhanced a 20-year sentence for defilement to 30 years with hard labour, citing the victim’s age, vulnerability, force used, and breach of trust.
- Defilement
- Sentencing enhancement
- Sentencing-enhancement
- Criminal-law
R v Nthala (Confirmation Case 122 of 2022)
R v Nthala (Confirmation Case 122 of 2022) [2023] MWHCCrim 19 (26 April 2023)
The High Court of Malawi enhanced a defilement sentence from 8 years 3 months to 25 years, citing aggravating factors and current sentencing trends.
- Defilement
- Sentencing
- Sentence enhancement
- Sentence-enhancement
- Criminal-law
R v Mbewe (Confirmation Case 125 of 2022)
R v Mbewe (Confirmation Case 125 of 2022) [2023] MWHCCrim 21 (26 April 2023)
The High Court of Malawi enhanced a defilement sentence from 8 years to 21 years, finding the original sentence manifestly inadequate.
- Defilement
- Sentencing
- Aggravating and mitigating factors
- Child protection
- Child-protection
- Criminal-law
Wizalamu v Royal Products Limited (Personal Injury Cause 250 of 2020)
Wizalamu v Royal Products Limited (Personal Injury Cause 250 of 2020) [2023] MWHCCiv 24 (26 April 2023)
The High Court of Malawi found the employer liable after a machine was restarted while the claimant was removing plastic, causing severe arm injuries and amputation.
- Employer's liability
- Negligence
- Vicarious liability
- Breach of statutory duty
- Contributory negligence
- Damages assessment
R v Mvula (Confirmation Case 124 of 2022)
R v Mvula (Confirmation Case 124 of 2022) [2023] MWHCCrim 20 (26 April 2023)
High Court of Malawi Criminal Division judgment in R v Mvula, a confirmation case numbered 124 of 2022, decided on 26 April 2023.
- Criminal-law
Chinkono vChinkono
Chinkono vChinkono (Matrimonial Appeal Cause 13 of 2022) [2023] MWHCFam 2 (24 April 2023)
The High Court partly allowed a matrimonial property appeal, ordering a 1/3 house share for the appellant, upholding vehicle ownership, and increasing compensation.
- Matrimonial property
- Property distribution
- Compensation
- Appeal
- Matrimonial-property
- Property-distribution
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