High Court of Malawi - 2019 August

14 judgments
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Results. 14 judgments found.

14 judgments
August 2019
30 August 2019
21 August 2019
A judgment against the State became statute-barred; written acknowledgement under the Limitation Act is required to reset the limitation period.
  • Limitation
    • — Enforcement of money judgments — Whether judgment enforceability is time-barred under Limitation Act s 4(3) — Effect of written acknowledgement under ss 22 and 23
    • — Computation of period — Acknowledgement dated 13 February 2004 would only extend enforcement to February 2016
  • Civil procedure — Enforcement against the State — Representations and partial payments do not override statutory limitation periods
20 August 2019
A court-ordered settlement is a consent judgment and can only be set aside by fresh proceedings showing fraud, mistake, or misrepresentation.
  • Civil procedure — Settlement agreements executed in court are deemed judgments — No appeal lies against such agreements — Setting aside requires fresh proceedings and proof of fraud, mutual mistake or misrepresentation — Consent-judgment principles apply to mediation settlements.
14 August 2019
13 August 2019
13 August 2019
Court awarded MK4,500,000 for four days' wrongful detention in poor police cell conditions.
  • False imprisonment — unlawful detention without charge — damages for loss of liberty, humiliation and mental suffering — quantification by comparable awards — overcrowded police cell — award MK4,500,000.
12 August 2019
The respondent unlawfully charged interest using an incorrect formula and on penalties, and breached the mandatory 42‑day reply duty.
  • Tax law — Rule 7 mandatory duty to file grounds and reply within 42 days; interest calculation — unlawful charging of interest before tax due; use of non‑statutory formula; interest to be computed on unpaid tax only; amendments operate prospectively; judicial review available for illegality issues.
9 August 2019
8 August 2019
8 August 2019
8 August 2019
8 August 2019
5 August 2019
5 August 2019