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September 2020
Phiri and Others v Lilongwe City Council , Lilongwe Water Board and Malawi Housing Corporation (Judicial Cause 682 of 2017) [2020] MWHC 197 (9 September 2020)
Whether the respondents were liable for negligence and statutory breaches causing sewage contamination of the claimants' water.
  • Negligence — duty of care, foreseeability, proximity and causation; Breach of statutory duty (Public Health Act, Local Government Act, Consumer Protection Act, Malawi Housing Corporation Act); Rylands v
  • Fletcher — escape of sewage; Liability of public bodies for sewerage-related contamination; Striking out defences for non-appearance; Class/collective consumer action
9 September 2020