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Company law cases in Zambia

Company formation, governance, directors, ownership, filings, and corporate obligations. This curated Zambia collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent.

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1 Dec 2025

Libian Africa Investment Company (Z) Limited v Shukri Esidieg Ahmed Eljaiedi (CAZ/08/145/2025) [2025] ZMCA 180 (1 December 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMCA 180
Court

Court of Appeal of Zambia
Case number

CAZ/08/145/2025

Summons to strike out appeal dismissed: a single judge lacked jurisdiction because the relief sought would finally determine the appeal.
- Jurisdiction of single judge
- Authority to institute proceedings
- Abuse of process
- Jurisdiction-of-single-judge
- Strike-out-appeal
- Abuse-of-process
29 Aug 2025

Access Financial Services Limited (In Liquidation) v Faustin Mwenya Kabwe and 3 Ors (2023/HPC/0401) [2025] ZMHC 65 (29 August 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMHC 65
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2023/HPC/0401

High Court confirmed an injunction pending appeal, restraining Access Financial Services Limited from convening meetings, disposing assets, or interfering in management.
- Injunctions pending appeal
- Appointment of directors
- Shareholder meetings
- Locus standi of liquidator
- Preservation of status quo
- Injunctions-pending-appeal
22 Jul 2025

MG Commodities Zambia Limited and Anor v Bluecrest Resources AG Pty and 3 Ors (2024/HP/0341) [2025] ZMHC 70 (22 July 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMHC 70
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2024/HP/0341

High Court confirms Mareva injunction over assets linked to the 1st defendant, subject to the plaintiffs providing an undertaking as to damages.
- Mareva injunction
- Conversion
- Money had and received
- Company law
- Freezing orders
- Mareva-injunction
26 Jun 2025

Chanda Lupunga- Philips and 2 Ors v SGC Investments Limited (Appeal No. 187 of 2024) [2025] ZMCA 88 (26 June 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMCA 88
Court

Court of Appeal of Zambia
Case number

Appeal No. 187 of 2024

Appeal dismissed in a shareholder dispute over Lubunga Enterprises Limited, with the Court upholding findings that special resolutions were void ab initio.
- Board of directors meetings
- Shareholder disputes
- Rectification of register
- Special resolutions
- Corporate governance
- Company-law
19 Jun 2025

Evans Mutale v Luxhome Properties Limited and Ors (2022/HP/0882) [2025] ZMHC 45 (19 June 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMHC 45
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2022/HP/0882

Court found the plaintiff’s removal and share forfeiture void, ordered re-registration as director and shareholder, and rejected the fraud claim.
- Removal of directors
- Forfeiture of shares
- Shareholder rights
- Dividends
- Fraud allegations
- Loan agreements
1 Apr 2025

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)

Citation

[2025] ZMCA 56
Court

Court of Appeal of Zambia
Case number

CAZ/08/568/2024

Leave to appeal denied after the Court of Appeal found no realistic prospects of success in a derivative action dispute.
- Derivative actions
- Leave to appeal
- Fiduciary duties
- Costs
- Derivative-actions
- Leave-to-appeal
21 Feb 2025

Star Drilling and Exploration Limited v National Technologies Limted and Ors (APPEAL NO. 07/2024) [2025] ZMSC 7 (21 February 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMSC 7
Court

Supreme Court of Zambia
Case number

APPEAL NO. 07/2024

Supreme Court of Zambia held that veil piercing is not an enforcement mechanism for arbitral awards and cannot make non-parties liable.
- Enforcement of arbitral awards
- Piercing the corporate veil
- Jurisdiction of courts in arbitration
- Liability of company officers
- Finality of arbitral awards
- Arbitration
15 Jan 2025

Minimart Development Corporation Company Limited v Ackim Chirwa and Ors (SCZ/8/25/2023) [2025] ZMSC 4 (15 January 2025)

Citation

[2025] ZMSC 4
Court

Supreme Court of Zambia
Case number

SCZ/8/25/2023

Leave to appeal granted on a disputed liability transfer under a loan agreement; stay of execution refused.
- Leave to appeal
- Shareholder rights
- Loan agreements
- Foreclosure
- Transfer of liability
- Leave-to-appeal
17 Oct 2024

Desmond Mubiana and Anor v Abraham Simwanza (2022/HN/393) [2024] ZMHC 303 (17 October 2024)

Citation

[2024] ZMHC 303
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2022/HN/393

High Court of Zambia found the defendant personally liable on fish supply contracts and referred the matter for assessment of the amount due.
- Breach of contract
- Agency
- Company law
- Damages
- Interest
- Contract-law
11 Oct 2024

Investor Link Minerals Limited v Prospect Resources Limited (2024/HPC/0481) [2024] ZMHC 181 (11 October 2024)

Citation

[2024] ZMHC 181
Court

High Court of Zambia
Case number

2024/HPC/0481

NDA found invalid for non-compliance with section 32(4) of the Companies Act; action dismissed in limine and each party ordered to bear its own costs.
- Execution of company documents
- Validity of contracts
- Statutory formalities
- Severability clauses
- Company-law
- Contract-law
9 Sept 2024

Sonali Weerackody and Anor v Sreetharan Vallipuram and Anor (APPEAL No.218/2022) [2024] ZMCA 350 (9 September 2024)

Citation

[2024] ZMCA 350
Court

Court of Appeal of Zambia
Case number

APPEAL No.218/2022

Appeal over service out of jurisdiction and PACRA decision; Court held the respondent should have appealed under section 341 and complied with amended commencement rules.
- Service out of jurisdiction
- Mode of commencement
- Appeals against registrar decisions
- Costs
- Service-out-of-jurisdiction
- Civil-procedure
22 Aug 2024

Moses Muteteka and Anor v Bliss Financial Services Limited (APPEAL NO 188/2023) [2024] ZMCA 270 (22 August 2024)

Citation

[2024] ZMCA 270
Court

Court of Appeal of Zambia
Case number

APPEAL NO 188/2023

Appeal allowed: the respondent lacked locus standi because it was not shown to be a party to the money lending agreement.
- Locus standi
- Privity of contract
- Corporate personality
- Mortgage actions
- Locus-standi
- Privity-of-contract