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September 1987
Masinga v Lever Brothers (Malawi) Limited & Another (Civil Cause 544 of 1985) [1987] MWHC 11 (14 September 1987)
Whether employer lawfully terminated employment for misconduct and entitlements to notice, leave pay and pension.
  • Employment law — Dismissal for misconduct — Sufficiency of misconduct to justify dismissal; contractual termination with payment in lieu of notice — Entitlement to notice pay and accrued leave; pension scheme entitlements under Rule 7(a) and 7(b); travel expense accounting and discretionary bonus.
14 September 1987
Sagawa v City of Blantyre (Civil Cause 147 of 1985) [1987] MWHC 6 (14 September 1987)
Failure to erect warnings for loose stones during roadworks makes the highway authority vicariously liable for motorists’ injuries.
  • Tort — Negligence — Highway authority’s duty of care in roadworks — Liability for leaving loose stones on road surface — Failure to erect warnings — Vicarious liability of employer for servants’ omissions — Contributory negligence (insufficient evidence of speeding).
14 September 1987