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June 1989
Whitehead & Sons Ltd v Gondwe (Civil Cause 313 of 1989) [1989] MWHC 3 (21 June 1989)
Interim injunction discharged where tenant breached lease and balance of convenience favoured the landlord despite advance rent.
Civil procedure – interlocutory injunction – discharge – balance of convenience; Tenancy law – landlord's right to determine lease for tenant's breaches; Contract interpretation – ambiguity in termination clause; Advance rent does not bar termination for breach.
 21 June 1989
Karim v Karim (Civil Cause 5 of 1989) [1989] MWHC 1 (19 June 1989)
Divorce granted to the applicant for desertion; court held jurisdiction via respondent's domicile and awarded custody to the applicant.
Divorce — Desertion established where spouse left country, ceased communication and support for over five years; jurisdiction upheld via domicile of choice and s.2(a) of the Divorce Act; undefended petition scrutinised for collusion; custody awarded to applicant.
 19 June 1989
In the matter of the admission of Mzondi Haviland Chirambo and In the matter of the Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act (Civil Cause 190 of 1989) [1989] MWHC 4 (13 June 1989)
Petitioner with requisite legal degrees and extensive civil service in intellectual property admitted to the Bar unconditionally.
Admission to Bar – Legal Education and Legal Practitioners Act s.11(1)(a),(b) – Unconditional admission based on academic qualifications and substantial civil service experience – Law Society and Attorney General no objection – Intellectual property expertise.
 13 June 1989