Civil procedure – Commencement of action – Summons (Specially Endorsed) vs "Statement of Case"; Statutory procedure – Financial Crimes Act and Corrupt Practices Act — remedies for freezing directives and restriction notices; Interlocutory applications – notice and signature requirements; Registry jurisdiction (Lilongwe v Blantyre)

Employment law – unfair dismissal – procedural fairness: right to know particulars and evidence – substantive fairness: need for documentary proof in stock/reconciliation disputes – burden on employer to justify dismissal

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Limitation law – section 4(1)(a) Limitation Act – contractual causes accrue at breach; continuing-breach doctrine not recognised in Malawian Limitation Act; period of six years applies to contract claims; pleadings – requirement of clarity and particularity in IRC proceedings; strike-out or amendment remedies available

Labour law – redundancy and operational requirements – duty to consult – fairness and equity in retrenchments – evidential burden on employer to show consultation and objective selection criteria – entitlement to compensation under s63(1)(c)

Employment law – fixed-term contract – termination by effluxion of time – tacit renewal; withholding of terminal benefits – Employment Act ss 52 & 56 – permissible deductions limited to restitution for property damaged by employee; procedural fairness and adequacy of disciplinary findings; criminal acquittal corroborating civil/disciplinary insufficiency