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December 1986
Hassen v S.R. Nicholas Limited (Civil Cause 110 of 1986) [1986] MWHC 30 (30 December 1986)	30 December 1986
Kondowole v Kondowole (Civil Cause 339 of 1985) [1986] MWHC 16 (30 December 1986) Applicant failed to prove adultery or cruelty as grounds for divorce; petition dismissed. Divorce — jurisdiction (domicile) — adultery: sufficiency of evidence and inference from letters — cruelty: requirement of bodily/mental harm or reasonable apprehension — undefended petition and risk of collusion.	30 December 1986
Chimwaza v S.R Nicholas Limited (Civil Cause 77 of 1985) [1986] MWHC 17 (29 December 1986) Defendants breached supply contract by withholding timely transport; plaintiff awarded damages under contractual principles and Hadley v Baxendale. :[	29 December 1986
Administrators of the Estate of I.D. Msonthi v Tikumbe Limited (Civil Cause 580 of 1986) [1986] MWHC 24 (16 December 1986)	16 December 1986
Matupa v Walube (Civil Cause 528 of 1985) [1986] MWHC 14 (12 December 1986) Whether rent was conditional on repairs and whether the defendant’s occupation created a tenancy at will entitling possession. Landlord and tenant — creation of lease — agent’s authority to conclude lease — entry and payment creating tenancy at will — rent contingent on repairs — mesne profits and possession.	12 December 1986
Nkhwazi v Nkhwazi and Another (Civil Cause 401 of 1986) [1986] MWHC 28 (12 December 1986) Adultery proven by circumstantial evidence; marriage dissolved, custody to petitioner, compensatory damages and costs awarded. Divorce — Adultery — Proof by inference from association and opportunity; no requirement of direct proof — Condonation and collusion as potential bars — Damages against third party for role in breakdown of marriage — Custody to petitioner with reasonable access to respondent — Costs awarded to petitioner.	12 December 1986
Alimahomed v Peter (Civil Cause 2 of 1984) [1986] MWHC 19 (1 December 1986) High Court reviewed and reduced a Taxing Master's unexplained upward revision of a solicitor-and-own-client bill. Taxation of costs — review by High Court — scope of review powers — limits on fresh evidence and new grounds — necessity of reasons for variation — relevance of solicitor's own-client bill.	1 December 1986
Alimahomed v Peter (MSCA Civil Cause 2 of 1984) [1986] MWHC 32 (1 December 1986) High Court reviewed and reduced a Taxing Master’s increased taxation of a solicitor-and-own-client bill, fixing K6,384.20. Taxation of costs – Review of Taxing Master’s decision – Solicitor-and-own-client bill – Discretionary awards – Requirement for reasons when varying prior taxation – Admissibility of original bill as a guide.	1 December 1986

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