High Court of Malawi - 2000 May

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May 2000
Attachment before judgment requires good cause, intent to defeat or delay, and evidence of disposition or evasion.
Civil procedure — Order 8 (attachment/committal before judgment) — application requirements: writ issued; good cause of action; intention to defeat or delay claim or execution; disposition/evasion of property — anticipatory breach allows immediate suit — procedural safeguards for ex parte orders (short inter partes hearing, specify amount, undertakings).
19 May 2000
18 May 2000
Whether "majority of the electorate" requires a majority of votes cast or of registered electors.
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18 May 2000
Demanding money under threat without an overt act of taking is not attempted theft but may constitute extortion.
Criminal law — Attempt (section 400 Penal Code) — mens rea and overt act requirement; Attempted theft — asportation vs conversion; Demand for money without taking insufficient for attempt; Extortion by threats (section 305(a)) — wrong charge; Section 152 — attempt conviction permissible only when substantive offence charged.
11 May 2000
Interim injunction refused; disputed directorship/resignation and balance of justice required maintaining status quo pending trial.
Interim injunctions — ex parte relief and urgency; American Cynamid principles — triable issue, adequacy of damages, undertaking as to damages, balance of justice; mandatory interlocutory injunction — high threshold; company law — effectiveness of resignation, group chairmanship vs directorship, oppressive/unfair prejudice under Companies Act.
10 May 2000
Leave granted to appeal to Supreme Court on whether a judge in chambers can hear Registrar assessment appeals.
Civil procedure — Assessment of damages by District Registrar — proof of special damages by receipts and accountant summaries — Order 18 R19 strike-out of defence — jurisdictional question whether appeals from Registrar on assessment lie to judge in chambers or to Supreme Court.
9 May 2000