High Court of Malawi - 2009 August

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4 judgments

Citation	Judgment date
August 2009
Moyo v Attorney - General (Constitutional Case No. 12 of 2007) [2009] MWHC 83 (25 August 2009)	25 August 2009
Chakhaza v Portland Cement (1974) Limited (Civil Cause 1581 of 2000) [2009] MWHC 230 (13 August 2009)	13 August 2009
Langson v R (90 of 2009) [2009] MWHC 24 (6 August 2009) Appeal against conviction after guilty plea barred; 18 months penal servitude upheld for unlawful wounding with a panga. Criminal law – unlawful wounding – plea of guilty – appeal barred under s.348 Criminal Procedure & Evidence Code – sentence review – use of lethal weapon (panga) – mitigating factors (first offender, plea)	6 August 2009
Bisno Properties Ltd v Bp Malawi Ltd (323 of 2003) [2009] MWHC 27 (4 August 2009) Defendant wrongfully terminated the supply contract without required written notice and negligently caused hazardous fuel spillage. Contract law – wrongful termination for failure to give contractual written notice; Substitution clause – dealer’s right to procure shortfall after 72 hours; Tort – negligence for unsafe removal causing fuel spillage and fire risk; insufficient evidence for nuisance or defamation	4 August 2009