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Employment law [2024] ZMHC 245

Amon Sinkala v Northern Consolidators Limited (2023/HPIR/470)

Amon Sinkala v Northern Consolidators Limited (2023/HPIR/470) [2024] ZMHC 245 (15 November 2024)

The High Court partly allowed an employment complaint, rejecting claimed salary arrears and a calculated severance figure, but awarding statutory severance and accrued leave.

  • Severance pay
  • Salary arrears
  • Leave days
  • Employment relationship
  • Burden of proof
  • Employment-law
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Criminal law [2024] ZMCA 304

Robert Chirwa v The People (APPEAL NO. 06/2024)

Robert Chirwa v The People (APPEAL NO. 06/2024) [2024] ZMCA 304 (15 November 2024)

The conviction was unsafe as there was no corroboration of the prosecutrix's identification of the appellant as the offender, and thus the prosecution did not prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.

  • Defilement
  • Corroboration
  • Identification evidence
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2024] ZMCA 302

Dominic Salanga and Ors v The People (APPEAL NO. 101,102,103 OF 2024)

Dominic Salanga and Ors v The People (APPEAL NO. 101,102,103 OF 2024) [2024] ZMCA 302 (15 November 2024)

The Court of Appeal quashed murder and attempted murder convictions after finding the disputed confessions and leading evidence inadmissible and the remaining evidence insufficient.

  • Murder
  • Attempted murder
  • Confession evidence
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Attempted-murder
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Civil procedure [2024] ZMHC 257

Armsafety Security Limited v Christabel Bupe Mwamba and Anor (2024/HP/403)

Armsafety Security Limited v Christabel Bupe Mwamba and Anor (2024/HP/403) [2024] ZMHC 257 (15 November 2024)

The High Court allowed the plaintiff to amend its writ and statement of claim, holding the proposed changes arose from the original dispute and were not a new cause of action.

  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Cause of action
  • Repudiation of contract
  • Breach of contract
  • Amendment-of-pleadings
  • Cause-of-action
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Family law [2024] ZMHC 299

Mutinta Sitemba v Thomas Kampamba Chilufya (2024/HPF/D. 336)

Mutinta Sitemba v Thomas Kampamba Chilufya (2024/HPF/D. 336) [2024] ZMHC 299 (14 November 2024)

The High Court of Zambia dissolved a marriage after finding the parties had lived apart for over two years and the respondent consented to the divorce.

  • Divorce
  • Dissolution of marriage
  • Irretrievable breakdown
  • Separation
  • Consent to divorce
  • Dissolution-of-marriage
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Employment law [2024] ZMHC 248

Kombe Mulenga Nkhoma v National Road Fund Agency (2022/HPIR/134)

Kombe Mulenga Nkhoma v National Road Fund Agency (2022/HPIR/134) [2024] ZMHC 248 (13 November 2024)

The High Court in Lusaka dismissed an employment complaint, finding no wrongful or unfair dismissal after a disciplinary process over duplicate conference-related payments.

  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Mental anguish
  • Disciplinary procedure
  • Wrongful-dismissal
  • Unfair-dismissal
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Constitutional law [2024] ZMCC 25

Institute of Law, Policy Research and Human Rights Limited and Anor v Attorney General (2023/CCZ/0024)

Institute of Law, Policy Research and Human Rights Limited and Anor v Attorney General (2023/CCZ/0024) [2024] ZMCC 25 (13 November 2024)

The Constitutional Court dismissed an originating summons seeking interpretation of Article 74(2) on appointing or electing the Leader of the Opposition, finding the dispute unsuitable for abstract interpretation.

  • Interpretation of constitution
  • Leader of the opposition
  • Jurisdiction of constitutional court
  • Abstract interpretation
  • Constitutional-interpretation
  • Leader-of-the-opposition
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Employment law [2024] ZMHC 235

Aaron Zulu & 11 ors v G4S Security Services (Z) Ltd (COMP/IRCLK/418/2018)

Aaron Zulu & 11 ors v G4S Security Services (Z) Ltd (COMP/IRCLK/418/2018) [2024] ZMHC 235 (13 November 2024)

The High Court held that the complainants withdrew their labour and were lawfully dismissed for participating in an unconstitutional strike.

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Strike action
  • Disciplinary procedure
  • Employment benefits
  • Unfair-dismissal
  • Strike-action
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Labour law [2024] ZMHC 246

George L. Kalema (Suing as General Secretary of UNUPSE) v Delta Force Security (COMP NO. 2022/HPIR/726)

George L. Kalema (Suing as General Secretary of UNUPSE) v Delta Force Security (COMP NO. 2022/HPIR/726) [2024] ZMHC 246 (12 November 2024)

The High Court held that union dues became payable only after the recognition agreement and ordered Delta Force Security to remit unpaid dues, with quantum for the Registrar.

  • Union recognition
  • Remittance of union dues
  • Collective bargaining
  • Employment law
  • Union-recognition
  • Union-dues
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Criminal law [2024] ZMCA 298

Soviet Gama v The People (Appeal No. 72/2023)

Soviet Gama v The People (Appeal No. 72/2023) [2024] ZMCA 298 (12 November 2024)

The Court of Appeal quashed a murder conviction because the child witness’s evidence was received after a defective voire dire, and ordered a retrial.

  • Murder
  • Provocation
  • Child witness evidence
  • Voire dire
  • Retrial
  • Child-witness-evidence
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