Zambia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Legal area

Court

22 Jan 2026

Chanty Mupoyi Kalanga v The Attorney General (2025/HP/1625) [2026] ZMHC 5 (22 January 2026)

Citation

[2026] ZMHC 5
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2025/HP/1625

The applicant demonstrated an arguable case fit for further investigation as to the legality and procedural propriety of her deportation, having raised substantial issues regarding the lack of opportunity to make representations and the scope of the Minister's authority under the Immigration and Deportation Act. The application for leave was made within the prescribed time, and judicial review is the appropriate procedure for challenging a deportation order.
- Deportation
- Judicial review
- Procedural fairness
- Illegality of administrative action
20 Jan 2026

Tresford Chali v The Judicial Complaints Commission and Ors (2024/CCZ/0019) [2026] ZMCC 1 (20 January 2026)

Citation

[2026] ZMCC 1
Court

Constitutional Court of Zambia
Case number

2024/CCZ/0019

The Constitutional Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain the petition as the allegations concern the actions and findings of the Judicial Complaints Commission, an inferior administrative body. Such actions can only be challenged by way of judicial review before the High Court. The petition does not raise a direct constitutional question fit for determination by the Constitutional Court.
- Removal of judges
- Judicial complaints commission
- Qualifications of judicial officers
- Jurisdiction of constitutional court
- Judicial independence
- Res judicata
15 Jan 2026

Africa Perfect World Investment Consulting Limited And Anor v Africa Panorama Investment Group Limited (2024/HP/0714) [2026] ZMHC 3 (15 January 2026)

Citation

[2026] ZMHC 3
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2024/HP/0714

Partial judgment on admission for US$561,937.50; remaining breach, fraud and damages claims to be determined at trial.
- Judgment on admission
- Share transfer agreement
- Breach of contract
- Damages
- Judgment-on-admission
- Civil-procedure
15 Jan 2026

Janus Walentin Jensen (Suing in his capacity as Executor of the Estate of the late Kathrine Walentin Jensen) v Louann Chalcraft (Sued in her capacity As Executrix of the Estate of the late Peter John Chalcraft) (2018/HP/0815) [2026] ZMHC 4 (15 January 2026)

Citation

[2026] ZMHC 4
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2018/HP/0815

Civil ruling on an application to further amend a defence: partial leave granted, one amendment refused as res judicata, with costs in the cause.
- Amendment of pleadings
- Res judicata
- Abuse of process
- Amendment-of-pleadings
- Res-judicata
- Abuse-of-process
13 Jan 2026

Mutale Chanda v Ian Musweu (APPEAL NO. 206/2024) [2026] ZMCA 1 (13 January 2026)

Citation

[2026] ZMCA 1
Court

Court of Appeal of Zambia
Case number

APPEAL NO. 206/2024

Appeal dismissed: lump-sum claim for past child maintenance was res judicata; earlier remarks were substantive; costs upheld.
- Res judicata
- Maintenance
- Costs
- Child support
- Abuse of process
- Res-judicata
7 Jan 2026

Idris Ahmed Essa v Mukambi Safari Lodge and Ors (2024/HP/0814) [2026] ZMHC 2 (7 January 2026)

Citation

[2026] ZMHC 2
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2024/HP/0814

High Court ruling on a challenge to a consent order, striking out ancillary reliefs but refusing to dismiss the action for want of prosecution.
- Consent orders
- Setting aside judgments
- Jurisdiction
- Prosecution of actions
- Consent-orders
- Setting-aside-judgments
7 Jan 2026

Access Bank Zambia Limited v Mulenga Mundashi Kasonde Legal Practitioners (Sued as a Firm) (2016/HP/0996) [2026] ZMHC 6 (7 January 2026)

Citation

[2026] ZMHC 6
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2016/HP/0996

The defendant did not enjoy immunity from suit. Upon accepting the retainer, the defendant owed the plaintiff a duty of care in contract and tort to exercise reasonable skill and diligence, including compliance with the Supreme Court Rules in preparing the Record of Appeal. The defendant breached this duty by preparing an incompetent record and failing to take remedial steps, resulting in the appeal's dismissal on technical grounds. This breach caused the plaintiff to lose the opportunity to have its appeal heard on the merits, leading to recoverable losses including wasted legal fees and mit…
- Advocate's duty of care
- Immunity of legal practitioners
- Damages for professional negligence
- Preparation of record of appeal
- Loss of chance doctrine
31 Dec 2025

Col. Paul Chikuswe Chilanga (Rtd) v The Attorney General (2016/HP/2148) [2025] ZMHC 135 (31 December 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMHC 135
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2016/HP/2148

High Court dismissed claims over a Kitwe government house, alternative Lusaka land, and reimbursement, finding no enforceable contract or expectation.
- Sale of government pool houses
- Res judicata
- Legitimate expectation
- Breach of contract
- Allocation of state land
- Damages
31 Dec 2025

Nataliya Yakovlyeva v Isabel boag and Anor (2021/HN/220) [2025] ZMHC 144 (31 December 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMHC 144
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2021/HN/220

The plaintiff, as a mere tenant, lacked locus standi to challenge the assignment of the property to the defendant, who was lawfully assigned the property by a duly appointed administrator. There was no evidence of fraud or illegality in the assignment, and no contractual or legal basis to compel the sale of the property to the plaintiff as a sitting tenant. The defendant was entitled to unpaid rentals and other reliefs as claimed in the counter-claim.
- Locus standi
- Fraudulent transfer of property
- Intestate succession
- Right of first refusal
- Tenancy rights
- Probate and administration
31 Dec 2025

Braddrick Investments v The Attorney General (2021/HP/0728) [2025] ZMHC 132 (31 December 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMHC 132
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2021/HP/0728

High Court of Zambia decision on State vicarious liability, forestry licensing interference, loss of prospective income, and exemplary damages.
- Vicarious liability
- Breach of contract
- Exemplary damages
- State liability
- Forestry regulation
- Vicarious-liability