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Crispin Gondwe v Roads Authority

The Industrial Relations Court found Crispin Gondwe was unfairly dismissed and that Roads Authority committed unfair labour practices, but deferred assessment of remedies.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Unfair-labour-practices
  • Disciplinary-hearing-procedure
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Substantive-fairness
  • Remedies-in-employment-disputes
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Labour-law

Macdonald Kanjobvu v Malawi National Examination Board

The Industrial Relations Court held that the dismissal was procedurally unfair because the investigator sat on the disciplinary panel, the appeal was heard by an involved officer, and disclosure duties were breached.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Unfair-labour-practices
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Nemo-judex-in-causa-sua
  • Disciplinary-hearing
  • Appeal-process
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Employment-law

Susan Bizwick v Speedy's Food Industries Limited

The Industrial Relations Court held that Susan Bizwick was unfairly dismissed by Speedy’s Food Industries Limited after it failed to prove a valid reason or hold a disciplinary hearing.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Substantive-fairness
  • Right-to-be-heard
  • Burden-of-proof
  • Remedies-assessment
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Employment-law

Sweety John Bosco v Central High International School

The Industrial Relations Court found that Sweety John Bosco was unfairly dismissed by Central High International School and had proven leave and overtime claims, with quantum deferred.

  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Substantive-fairness
  • Unfair-labour-practices
  • Leave-pay
  • Overtime-pay
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Election-law [2025] MWHC 22

Ndhlovu v Malawi Electoral Commission (Electoral Case 1 of 2025)

Ndhlovu v Malawi Electoral Commission (Electoral Case 1 of 2025) [2025] MWHC 22 (10 September 2025)

The High Court dismissed an election application challenging exclusion from a parliamentary candidate list because it was commenced by the wrong procedure.

  • Nomination-of-candidates
  • Judicial-review
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Legitimate-expectation
  • Mode-of-commencement
  • Election-law
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Election-law

Charles J. Sandram v Malawi Electoral Commission

The High Court held that Sandram was not entitled to the youth nomination fee, but the Returning Officer’s failure to notify him of the defect made the exclusion unlawful.

  • Review-of-nomination-decision
  • Youth-candidate-nomination-fee
  • Exhaustion-of-internal-remedies
  • Returning-officer-duties
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Election-law
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Labour-law [2025] MWIRC 1

Kapida v Salima Sugar Company Limited (MATTER NUMBER IRC 59 of 2025)

Kapida v Salima Sugar Company Limited (MATTER NUMBER IRC 59 of 2025) [2025] MWIRC 1 (1 April 2025)

The Industrial Relations Court granted interim relief staying disciplinary processes and dismissal, finding triable issues about authority to discipline the applicant.

  • Unlawful-dismissal
  • Interim-relief
  • Board-authority
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Employment-law
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Constitutional-law [2025] MWHCCiv 5

S (on the application of Malawi Law Society) v Registrar General (as Registrar of Political Parties)

S (on the application of Malawi Law Society) v Registrar General (as Registrar of Political Parties) (Judicial Review Case 14 of 2022) [2025] MWHCCiv 5 (12 March 2025)

The High Court of Malawi held that the Registrar had to give a written response to the Malawi Law Society’s request for political party funding information.

  • Political-party-funding
  • Public-interest-litigation
  • Statutory-interpretation
  • Locus-standi
  • Procedural-fairness
  • Access-to-information
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