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September 2002
Sambo v Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Civil Cause 1161 of 2000) [2002] MWHC 73 (19 September 2002)
Plaintiff failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that negligent electrical maintenance caused the house fire.
  • Negligence; electrical installations; causation in fire cases; standard of proof in civil claims; credibility of witnesses; assumptions versus inspection evidence.
19 September 2002
Finance Corporation of Malawi LTD v New Building Society (Civil Cause 3455 of 2001) [2002] MWHC 76 (18 September 2002)
A caution forbids registration and entitles to notice but does not grant sale power; an unregistered charge cannot support a valid sale.
  • Registered Land Act — Caution: forbids registration of dispositions and entitles cautioner to notice but does not confer power of sale; Charge: unregistered or unperfected charge does not authorize power of sale; Registration by mistake—rectification under s139; Requirements for valid registration of charges.
18 September 2002