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April 2026
Eliza Steven and the Registered Trustees of Domestic and Vulnerable Workers Association. v The Attorney General & Anor. (Constitutional Case 4 of 2025) [2026] MWHC 18 (16 April 2026)
Court dismissed challenge: NGO lacked standing and pension and written‑particulars exemptions were constitutional.
  • Constitutional law — Standing — Public interest/representative standing — Organisations must establish a direct or sufficient interest to litigate on behalf of others
  • Labour and social security — Pension exemptions — Ministerial power to exempt classes from mandatory occupational pension — Reasonableness, proportionality and non‑discrimination; Pension Act s11; Constitution ss13, 20, 30, 31
  • Employment law — Written particulars of employment — Threshold of five employees — Constitutionality and permissible limitation; Employment Act s27(4)
16 April 2026
Boston Theka & Caroline Theka (Suing as Administrators and on behalf of the beneficiaries of the Estate of Downs Stainer Theka (Deceased)) v Blantyre City Council & Another (Commercial Case 153 of 2017) [2026] MWHC 20 (15 April 2026)
15 April 2026
Toufiq Bilal Limbada t/a Moon Puffs v Libertas General Insurance co. Ltd & Zep-Re (PTA Re-Insurance Co.) (Commercial Cause 268 of 2022) [2026] MWHC 37 (14 April 2026)
14 April 2026
Mukteshwar Sugar Mills Limited v Salima Sugar Company Ltd (Commercial Cause 136 of 2024) [2026] MWHC 19 (8 April 2026)
8 April 2026
Yusuf Investments Limited t/a Amaryllis Hotel v National Bank Of Malawi Plc and 2 Ors. (Civil Cause 2 of 2026) [2026] MWHC 10 (2 April 2026)
Statutory procedures must be followed to challenge freezing/restriction orders; defective CPR filings are rejected.
  • Civil procedure — Commencement of action — Summons (Specially Endorsed) vs "Statement of Case"; Statutory procedure — Financial Crimes Act and Corrupt Practices Act — remedies for freezing directives and restriction notices; Interlocutory applications — notice and signature requirements; Registry jurisdiction (Lilongwe v Blantyre)
2 April 2026
The Republic v Wiseman Precious Samson (Confirmation Case 39 of 2026; Criminal Case 185 of 2025 (before FGM Court at CHIDOGI)) [2026] MWHC 17 (1 April 2026)
Court substituted imprisonment with compensation to secure the convict’s parental responsibility and child welfare.
  • Criminal law — Sexual offences — Sexual intercourse with person under 18 — Consent immaterial under section 138(1) Penal Code
  • Criminal procedure — Sentencing and disposal — Compensation and discharge as alternative to imprisonment under section 32 Penal Code and section 337(1)(c)(i) Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code
  • Family law — Civil remedies — Victim’s right to pursue maintenance under section 96 Marriage Divorce and Family Relations Act
1 April 2026