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August 2023
R v Chilima (Criminal Case 10 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 40 (1 August 2023)
1 August 2023
July 2023
R v Latif and Others (Criminal Case 1 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 69 (27 July 2023)
27 July 2023
Phiri and 2 Others v Attorney General (Civil Cause 489 of 2016) [2023] MWHC 106 (20 July 2023)
20 July 2023
Kandulu and Antony v R (Criminal Appeal 3 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 21 (18 July 2023)
18 July 2023
Capital Foods Limited v Mitumbira and 2 Others (Civil Appeal 25 of 2012) [2023] MWHC 130 (13 July 2023)
13 July 2023
Osman v Attorney General (Commercial Cause 79 of 2021) [2023] MWHC 52 (13 July 2023)
13 July 2023
Southern Bottlers LTD v Nissan Malawi/Imperial Motors LTD (Commercial Cause 157 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 56 (13 July 2023)
13 July 2023
R v Matemba (Criminal Cause 5 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 31 (11 July 2023)
11 July 2023
R v Dr Chilima (Criminal Case 10 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 30 (3 July 2023)
3 July 2023
June 2023
Female Sex Workers Association v Registered Trustees of Youth Network and Counselling (409 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 43 (23 June 2023)
23 June 2023
Female Sex Workers Association v Registered Trustees of Youth Network & Counselling (Civil Cause 409 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 68 (23 June 2023)
23 June 2023
Sangala v Sabadia (Land Cause 65 of 2018) [2023] MWHC 101 (23 June 2023)
23 June 2023
Registered Trustee of Nyungwe girls catholic secondary school v Mombe and 1 other (IRC Civil Appeal 2 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 100 (22 June 2023)
22 June 2023
R v Sumbuleta (Criminal Case 4 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 102 (22 June 2023)
22 June 2023
Kantandiro v Malawi Housing Corporation (Personal Injury 1254 of 2021) [2023] MWHC 22 (16 June 2023)
16 June 2023
Finiyasi v S (Bail Application 157 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 123 (15 June 2023)
15 June 2023
Kazembe v Electoral Commission and Jooma (Election Petition 8 of 2019) [2023] MWHC 24 (13 June 2023)
13 June 2023
Mtenje v FDH Bank Limited (Commercial Cause 294 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 53 (13 June 2023)
13 June 2023
Mtenje v FDH Bank Limited (Commercial Cause 294 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 89 (13 June 2023)
13 June 2023
Kainja v Director of Anti-Corruption Bureau, Director of Public Prosecutions & Attorney General (Judicial Review Cause 2 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 47 (5 June 2023)
5 June 2023
Kainja v Director of the Anti-corruption Bureau , Director of Public Prosecutions and Attorney General (Judicial Review Cause 2 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 20 (5 June 2023)
5 June 2023
May 2023
Maitland Trustees Limited v Mulli Brothers Limited (Civil Case 297 of 2018) [2023] MWHC 26 (30 May 2023)
30 May 2023
Dalitso General Suppliers Limited v National Bank of Malawi (Commercial Cause 456 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 58 (25 May 2023)
25 May 2023
Short v Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Personal Injury Cause 1264 of 2021) [2023] MWHC 81 (22 May 2023)
22 May 2023
Council of the University of Malawi v Gremu and 8 others (Miscellaneous Civil Cause 59 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 86 (19 May 2023)
19 May 2023
State v The Chairperson of the Industrial Relations Court (Judicial Review Case 8 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 99 (19 May 2023)
19 May 2023
Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel v Phiri and Others (Civil Appeal Cause 29 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 82 (16 May 2023)
16 May 2023
Kasiya v OG Paints Limited (Civil Cause 440 of 2019; IRC MATTER 182 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 23 (12 May 2023)
12 May 2023
Mybucks Banking Corporation Limited v Nyasulu t/a Tiyuni Investments (Commercial Case 142 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 92 (10 May 2023)
10 May 2023
S and Attorney General, Minister of Education ( the education division manager southern region) , Headmaster Blantyre girls primary school; Ex parte Mbewe ( A minor through his father and next friend Wisdom Mahara Mbewe) and Registered Trustees of the Centre of Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance ( CHREAA) (Judicial Review Case 55 of 2019) [2023] MWHC 32 (8 May 2023)
8 May 2023
Mota Engil v Kaukuti and 8 Others (IRC Appeal 1 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 27 (5 May 2023)
5 May 2023
S (on the application of the Malawi Law Society) v Prosecutor Mangani & 2 Ors. (Judicial Review Case 6 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 37 (5 May 2023)
5 May 2023
April 2023
Maloya v Phiri (Personal Injury Cause 87 of 2019) [2023] MWHC 112 (19 April 2023)
19 April 2023
Rabson v Central High School (Personal Injury Cause 230 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 28 (5 April 2023)
5 April 2023
Rabson v Central High School (Personal Injury Cause 230 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 64 (5 April 2023)
5 April 2023
March 2023
Chingapa v Wizimani and 1 other (Civil Cause 670 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 105 (31 March 2023)
31 March 2023
Mbulo v Attorney General (Civil Cause 404 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 104 (31 March 2023)
31 March 2023
S(On the application of Janet Dauda, Sellah Bvumbwe, Bertha Chitani and Jermia Kakumba) v Officer in charge for Ntcheu Police and Inspector General of Police (Judicial Review Case 3 of 2021) [2023] MWHC 34 (28 March 2023)
28 March 2023
R v Reddy & Reddy (Miscellaneous Criminal Application 3 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 66 (24 March 2023)
24 March 2023
S (on the Application of DBR International WAP Limited v the Commissioner General of the Malawi Revenue Authority (Judicial Review Cause 1 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 103 (22 March 2023)
22 March 2023
Republic v Ngomwa (Criminal Case 12 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 29 (8 March 2023)
8 March 2023
R v Ngomwa (Criminal Case 12 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 61 (8 March 2023)
8 March 2023
Lilongwe ( Suing as the Administrator of the estate of Simeone Alexander(Deceased) v Lilongwe ( On her own behalf and representing all her children born out of the marriage of the deceased) and 2 Others (Probate Cause 136 of 2021) [2023] MWHC 25 (6 March 2023)
6 March 2023
Nicholas and 1 other v Sangala and 1 other (Civil Cause 627 of 2019) [2023] MWHC 125 (6 March 2023)
6 March 2023
February 2023
S( On the application of Nation Publications Ltd) v Malawi Revenue Authority (Revenue Cause 7 of 2019) [2023] MWHC 36 (21 February 2023)
21 February 2023
Yakiti and 3 Others v R (Criminal Appeal 22 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 127 (21 February 2023)
21 February 2023
Yakiti and 3 Others v R (Criminal Appeal Case 22 of 2022) [2023] MWHC 122 (21 February 2023)
21 February 2023
Gobede and Another v John and Another (Civil Cause 816 of 2020) [2023] MWHC 132 (20 February 2023)
20 February 2023
S ( On application of Xelite Strips Limited, Orion Investment Limited and Ocean Industries Limited) v Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau (Judicial Review Cause 1 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 33 (14 February 2023)
14 February 2023
S(On the application of Malawi Law Society) v Prosecutor Levison Mangani, SACP, Chief Resident Magistrate (Lilongwe) and Secretary to the President and Cabinet (Judicial Review Case 6 of 2023) [2023] MWHC 35 (8 February 2023)
8 February 2023
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