Lilongwe Registry-commercial division - 2026

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Results. 8 judgments found.

8 judgments
July 2026
3 July 2026
June 2026
Purchaser's delayed payment after transfer breached the sale agreement and defendant liable for compound interest and costs.
  • Contract Law
    • — Sale of Land — Purchaser's obligation to pay purchase price into seller's bank to discharge an encumbering loan
    • — Breach and Remedies — Delayed payment after transfer as breach causing recoverable interest damages
    • — Variation and Conduct — Advance payment for tanks and failure of counterclaim for tank value due to lack of credible proof
19 June 2026
4 June 2026
May 2026
Court refused defendant’s very late application to introduce new illegality and public‑policy defences as unduly prejudicial.
  • Civil procedure
    • — Amendment of statement of case — Post-closure amendments — Discretionary permission; prejudice and remedyability (Order 7 r 23 CPR 2017)
    • — Late amendment — Introduction of new defences (illegality/ex turpi causa and treaty breach) — Requirement for convincing explanation and avoidance of undue prejudice
  • Case management — Trial timetable and public interest — Protection of court resources and other court users from unjustified delay
25 May 2026
April 2026
1 April 2026
March 2026
Amendment to claim for statutory collection costs under new rules denied because the rules do not apply retrospectively to pending proceedings.
  • Civil procedure — Amendment of pleadings — Application of subsequently enacted subsidiary legislation to proceedings already commenced — General Interpretation Act s 14(1)(a)
18 March 2026
January 2026
Court holds domestic jurisdiction prevails; fresh arbitration and foreign proceedings restrained as abuse of process.
  • Commercial law — arbitration clause — stay of proceedings — section 6(1) Arbitration Act — jurisdiction after Supreme Court of Appeal order — anti-suit injunction — forum shopping — competence of procedural application under CPR 2017.
29 January 2026
Stay refused because contract's "arbitration" clause only required negotiation, not binding arbitration.
  • Arbitration law — stay of proceedings — clause headed 'ARBITRATION' construed as negotiation clause — heading cannot override clear substantive wording — requirement of valid arbitration agreement under s.6(1).
6 January 2026