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2 judgments
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