Lilongwe District Registry - 1994

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2 judgments

Citation	Judgment date
November 1994
Kandota v National Bank of Malawi (Civil Cause 98 of 1988) [1994] MWHC 16 (3 November 1994) Plaintiff’s claims were statute-barred and unsupported; defendant’s counterclaim failed for lack of proof of computation of indebtedness. Limitation of actions – accrual date for claims arising from farmer’s stop order and company incorporation; sufficiency of evidence for monetary claim; burden to prove computation of indebtedness; guarantees, undue influence and bank’s duty to advise independent legal advice (Barclays Bank v C’Brien).	3 November 1994
August 1994
Chadewa v The Attorney General (Civil Cause 245 of 1993) [1994] MWHC 8 (9 August 1994) False imprisonment aggravated by custodial sexual assault and denial of food/visits resulted in K35,000 compensatory damages. False imprisonment — assessment of general damages — damages at large — custodial sexual assault and denial of food/visits as aggravating factors — prison authority awareness — exemplary damages not awarded where not pleaded — award K35,000 for 17 days detention.	9 August 1994