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October 1992
Marcombo v Malawi Railways Limited (Civil Cause 337 of 1990) [1992] MWHC 43 (16 October 1992)
Employer liable for false imprisonment and trespass; employee entitled to salary to suspension but summary dismissal justified on balance of probabilities.
  • Employment law — suspension and pay — Clause 19 interpreted as applying to Police arrest only; dismissal — summary dismissal justified on balance of probabilities; Tort — false imprisonment where employer's servants make charge leading to detention; Trespass — unauthorised removal of property; Damages awarded.
16 October 1992
Abeles v Viola (Civil Cause 1226 of 1990) [1992] MWHC 35 (1 October 1992)
Whether the respondent admitted liability for interest and whether a binding agreement on interest was formed.
  • Contract formation — offer and acceptance — conduct as acceptance — admission to indebtedness — retraction of offer — standard of proof for admissions — costs awarded up to stage of payment.
1 October 1992