Esheria Zambia Case Law
Sign in
Zambia Source-linked decisions Coverage checked

Zambia Case Law

Search judgments by proposition, citation, court, judge or legal topic, then move directly into the source-grounded case analysis.

Courts on this page
4 court collections
Last checked

Search and filter Zambia case law

Results update automatically as you type.

Zambia decisions

Source-linked decisions currently available to browse

Company law [2025] ZMCA 56

Intelligent Mobility Solutions Limited and Anor v Lamise Trading Limited (Suing in his capacity as shareholder of Intelligent Mobility Solutions Limited) (CAZ/08/568/2024)

Intelligent Mobility Solutions Limited and Anor v Lamise Trading Limited (Suing in his capacity as shareholder of Intelligent Mobility Solutions Limited) (CAZ/08/568/2024) [2025] ZMCA 56 (1 April 2025)

Court
Court of Appeal of Zambia
Case number
CAZ/08/568/2024

The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal, finding no realistic prospects of success and no compelling reason to hear the proposed appeal.

  • Derivative actions
  • Leave to appeal
  • Fiduciary duties
  • Costs
  • Derivative-actions
  • Leave-to-appeal
Read case analysis
Constitutional law [2025] ZMCC 8

Richard Sakala v The Attorney General (2024/CCZ/0014)

Richard Sakala v The Attorney General (2024/CCZ/0014) [2025] ZMCC 8 (1 April 2025)

Court
Constitutional Court of Zambia
Case number
2024/CCZ/0014

The Limitation Act, 1939 does not apply to constitutional actions as the Constitution is silent on time-limits and is the supreme law. However, constitutional petitions must be filed promptly; inordinate and unexplained delay is fatal. The petition was filed over twenty years after the cause of action accrued, with no justification for the delay. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed for inordinate delay.

Source excerpt

  • Limitation of actions
  • Constitutional torts
  • Jurisdiction
  • Delay in constitutional litigation
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2025] ZMHC 21

Lamise Trading Limited (Suing in its capacity as Shareholder of Intelligent Mobility Solutions Limited ) v Kapsch Trafficom AG and Anor (2024/HPC/0339)

Lamise Trading Limited (Suing in its capacity as Shareholder of Intelligent Mobility Solutions Limited ) v Kapsch Trafficom AG and Anor (2024/HPC/0339) [2025] ZMHC 21 (31 March 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2024/HPC/0339

The High Court dismissed an application to expunge documents from the plaintiff’s bundle, holding that electronic evidence issues were premature and markings could be cured.

  • Admissibility of electronic evidence
  • Certification of data messages
  • Relevance of documentary evidence
  • Interlocutory applications
  • Electronic-evidence
  • Document-admissibility
Read case analysis
Family law [2025] ZMHC 23

Shuko Willie Chunga v Nukwase Chunga and Ors (2022/HPF/D053)

Shuko Willie Chunga v Nukwase Chunga and Ors (2022/HPF/D053) [2025] ZMHC 23 (31 March 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2022/HPF/D053

The Notice of Motion failed to set out with sufficient particularity the specific acts alleged to constitute contempt as required by Order 52 Rule 4 of the RSC, and the Order did not contain a penal notice as required by Order 45 Rule 7(4). These procedural defects are fatal and render the committal proceedings irregular and liable to be set aside.

Source excerpt

  • Contempt of court
  • Committal proceedings
  • Procedural irregularity
  • Personal service
  • Penal notice
Read case analysis
Civil procedure [2025] ZMHC 22

Francis Sakala (Suing as Headman of the Busoli Royal Establishment ) and Ors v Chieftainess Chiawa and Ors (2024/HP/0792)

Francis Sakala (Suing as Headman of the Busoli Royal Establishment ) and Ors v Chieftainess Chiawa and Ors (2024/HP/0792) [2025] ZMHC 22 (31 March 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2024/HP/0792

The absence of an undertaking as to damages is not fatal to the injunction and does not warrant its discharge. However, in the interest of justice and considering the ongoing losses to the Defendants, the Plaintiffs are ordered to file an undertaking as to damages within 14 days.

Source excerpt

  • Interlocutory injunctions
  • Undertaking as to damages
  • Mining rights
  • Representative actions
Read case analysis
Employment law [2025] ZMCA 84

Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority v Brian Muwanei Kabika (APPEAL NO. 100 OF 2023)

Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority v Brian Muwanei Kabika (APPEAL NO. 100 OF 2023) [2025] ZMCA 84 (31 March 2025)

Court
Court of Appeal of Zambia
Case number
APPEAL NO. 100 OF 2023

The appeal was dismissed because the conditions of service entitled the respondent to cell phone and motor vehicle allowances, the board's failure to determine the quantum did not extinguish entitlement, and any drafting errors or ambiguities were to be construed against the appellant. The High Court properly exercised its discretion under section 85A(d) of the Industrial & Labour Relations Act, and the awards were justified up to the date of termination of employment.

Source excerpt

  • Conditions of service
  • Allowances
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Contract of employment
Read case analysis
Landlord and tenant [2025] ZMHC 20

Eastern Gateway Limited v Oryx Oil Zambia Limited (2024/HPC/0858)

Eastern Gateway Limited v Oryx Oil Zambia Limited (2024/HPC/0858) [2025] ZMHC 20 (28 March 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2024/HPC/0858

The proper and correct mode of commencement for actions under sections 5 and 6 of the Landlord and Tenant (Business Premises) Act is by originating notice of motion. Commencing by originating summons robs the Court of jurisdiction. The originating summons is therefore struck out and the action dismissed for want of jurisdiction.

Source excerpt

  • Jurisdiction
  • Mode of commencement
  • Lease termination
  • Right of first refusal
  • Interpretation of contractual rights
Read case analysis
Constitutional law [2025] ZMSC 8

Faustine Kabwe and Anor v Ndola Trust School Limited and Anor (SCZ/08/11/2022)

Faustine Kabwe and Anor v Ndola Trust School Limited and Anor (SCZ/08/11/2022) [2025] ZMSC 8 (28 March 2025)

Court
Supreme Court of Zambia
Case number
SCZ/08/11/2022

The applicants met the threshold for leave to appeal as the proposed appeal raises important and unsettled questions regarding the interpretation and application of Article 28(1) of the Constitution, specifically whether it restricts the mode of commencement to petition only or allows alternative lawful actions. The questions transcend private interests and have broader societal implications, and there are real prospects of success.

Source excerpt

  • Mode of commencement
  • Jurisdiction
  • Enforcement of fundamental rights
  • Access to justice
  • Costs
Read case analysis
Contract law [2025] ZMHC 40

Lydia Lukiya Nabeza v Naomie Chambeshi Muteteka (2025/HPC/0102)

Lydia Lukiya Nabeza v Naomie Chambeshi Muteteka (2025/HPC/0102) [2025] ZMHC 40 (28 March 2025)

Court
High Court of Zambia
Case number
2025/HPC/0102

The applicant, though not a licensed money lender, is entitled to recover the principal and agreed interest as the Money Lenders Act does not void such contracts but only imposes criminal penalties. The parties agreed to 15% per month interest for 10 months, and the loan was secured by deposit of title, creating an equitable mortgage. The applicant is entitled to judgment for the principal and interest, with foreclosure as a remedy if payment is not made within 60 days, but not sale of the mortgaged property.

Source excerpt

  • Money lending without licence
  • Equitable mortgage
  • Interest rates
  • Foreclosure
  • Enforcement of loan agreements
Read case analysis

About this LexChat collection

Zambia decisions are organised by court, judge, legal area and indexed issue so a practitioner can move from a proposition to a citable authority with the surrounding context intact.

Source links and collection timestamps are retained alongside the indexed records.