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Civil procedure [2025] ZMHC 63

Module Metrix Zambia Limited v Zambia Legacy Missions International and 3 Ors (2018/HPC/0194)

Module Metrix Zambia Limited v Zambia Legacy Missions International and 3 Ors (2018/HPC/0194) [2025] ZMHC 63 (6 August 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2018/HPC/0194

The intended 2nd Plaintiff's application for joinder is barred by res judicata as the same claim was already litigated and determined in the Kitwe High Court. The court is functus officio and has no jurisdiction to entertain the application. Allowing the joinder would amount to an abuse of process and forum shopping.

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  • Joinder of parties
  • Res judicata
  • Abuse of process
  • Functus officio
  • Privity of contract
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Employment law [2025] ZMHC 59

Anne Mbewe- Anamela v Embassy of Ireland (2023/HP/1762)

Anne Mbewe- Anamela v Embassy of Ireland (2023/HP/1762) [2025] ZMHC 59 (1 August 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2023/HP/1762

The High Court of Zambia reversed an earlier ruling and allowed service out of jurisdiction in an employment dispute against the Embassy of Ireland, adopting restrictive immunity.

  • Diplomatic immunity
  • Restrictive immunity
  • Employment contracts
  • Jurisdiction
  • Service out of jurisdiction
  • Diplomatic-immunity
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Administrative law [2025] ZMHC 54

The People v The Registrar-General of the Department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship (Ex-parte Lindy Claudette Kopecky) (2025/HP/0484)

The People v The Registrar-General of the Department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship (Ex-parte Lindy Claudette Kopecky) (2025/HP/0484) [2025] ZMHC 54 (29 July 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2025/HP/0484

The Registrar-General's refusal was based on a non-existent legal provision and misinterpretation of the law. The death occurred within Zambian jurisdiction and is registrable under Zambian law. The refusal was illegal, ultra vires, and unreasonable.

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  • Judicial review
  • Death registration
  • Ultra vires
  • Illegality
  • Unreasonableness
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Constitutional law [2025] ZMCC 14

The People v John Sinkamba and Ors (2025/CCZ/R001)

The People v John Sinkamba and Ors (2025/CCZ/R001) [2025] ZMCC 14 (28 July 2025)

Court
Constitutional Court of Zambia
Case number
2025/CCZ/R001

A child under Article 266 of the Constitution means any person who is below the age of 18 years. A person who is over the age of 18 is not a child. The definition does not include those who have attained 18 years; the transition to adulthood is marked at 18.

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  • Definition of child
  • Interpretation of constitution
  • Age of majority
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Constitutional law [2025] ZMCC 13

Issac Mwanza and Anor v The Attorney General and Ors (2024/CCZ/008)

Issac Mwanza and Anor v The Attorney General and Ors (2024/CCZ/008) [2025] ZMCC 13 (25 July 2025)

Court
Constitutional Court of Zambia
Case number
2024/CCZ/008

The Constitutional Court lacks jurisdiction to determine the constitutionality of section 155(a) and (c) of the Penal Code insofar as the challenge is premised on alleged contraventions of the Bill of Rights, as such matters are reserved for the High Court under Article 28 of the Constitution. The petition is therefore dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

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  • Constitutionality of criminal statutes
  • Vagueness and overbreadth
  • Right to privacy
  • Non-discrimination
  • Jurisdiction of constitutional court
  • Interpretation of national values
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Land law [2025] ZMSC 15

The Attorney General and Anor v Metro Investments Limited and Ors (APPEAL NO. 9/2021; SCZ/8/01/2021)

The Attorney General and Anor v Metro Investments Limited and Ors (APPEAL NO. 9/2021; SCZ/8/01/2021) [2025] ZMSC 15 (25 July 2025)

Court
Supreme Court of Zambia
Case number
APPEAL NO. 9/2021 ; SCZ/8/01/2021

The Supreme Court restored a trial judgment over allocation of Stand No. 22756, holding the Court of Appeal wrongly treated the missing interview as impropriety.

  • Land allocation
  • Procedural fairness
  • Corporate representation
  • Functus officio
  • Judicial review
  • Land-allocation
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Insolvency [2025] ZMHC 56

Nathan Sinkala and 119 Ors v Charles Chanda (2022/HP/0927)

Nathan Sinkala and 119 Ors v Charles Chanda (2022/HP/0927) [2025] ZMHC 56 (24 July 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2022/HP/0927

High Court of Zambia granted a creditors’ bankruptcy petition after finding an unsatisfied judgment debt, valid service of a bankruptcy notice, and non-compliance by the debtor.

  • Creditors' bankruptcy petition
  • Receiving order
  • Enforcement of judgment
  • Non-compliance with bankruptcy notice
  • Substituted service
  • Bankruptcy
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Judicial conduct [2025] ZMSC 16

The Attorney General v Rajan Mahthani (Appeal No. 4 of 2020)

The Attorney General v Rajan Mahthani (Appeal No. 4 of 2020) [2025] ZMSC 16 (24 July 2025)

Court
Supreme Court of Zambia
Case number
Appeal No. 4 of 2020

The Respondent failed to adduce any evidence of personal bias, prejudice, discrimination, or lack of impartiality as required by sections 4 and 6 of the Judicial (Code of Conduct) Act. The allegations were based on dissatisfaction with the court's rulings and advice from counsel, not on any factual foundation of bias or conflict of interest. The motion for recusal lacked merit and was dismissed with costs.

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  • Recusal of judges
  • Judicial impartiality
  • Bias
  • Fair hearing
  • Abuse of process
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Contract law [2025] ZMHC 52

Mjumi James Banda v ZDA Henan Gouji Development Company Limited (2024/HP/A046)

Mjumi James Banda v ZDA Henan Gouji Development Company Limited (2024/HP/A046) [2025] ZMHC 52 (23 July 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2024/HP/A046

The agreement between the appellant and respondent was illegal and unenforceable as it contravened Section 90 of the Lands and Deeds Registry Act, which prohibits non-barristers or non-solicitors from transacting conveyancing business for a fee on behalf of others. The appellant, not being a barrister or solicitor, had no capacity to perform the contracted acts. Courts will not enforce illegal contracts, regardless of agency relationship or partial performance.

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  • Illegality of contract
  • Unenforceability of contract
  • Agency relationship
  • Conveyancing
  • Statutory compliance
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Constitutional law [2025] ZMCC 15

Tresford Chali v The Judicial Complaints Commission and Anor (2024/CCZ/0019)

Tresford Chali v The Judicial Complaints Commission and Anor (2024/CCZ/0019) [2025] ZMCC 15 (23 July 2025)

Court
Constitutional Court of Zambia
Case number
2024/CCZ/0019

The Constitutional Court held that the petitioner had standing to bring a public interest constitutional petition and ordered the matter to proceed to trial.

  • Locus standi
  • Removal of judges
  • Judicial complaints commission
  • Public interest litigation
  • Locus-standi
  • Public-interest-litigation
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