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November 2021
Katemana v Chimulambe and 1 other (Personal Injury Cause 182 of 2020) [2021] MWHC 389 (24 November 2021)
Child claimant awarded K6,000,000 for pain and disfigurement and K1,500,000 for loss of amenities after serious leg injuries.
  • Personal injury — assessment of damages — open fracture of tibia and fibula; degloving wound and skin grafting — permanent scar and limp — quantum for pain, suffering, disfigurement and loss of amenities — psychiatric injury not proven — child claimant.
24 November 2021
State on Application Sattar v Director of Anti Corruption Bureau and Another (Judicial Review Case 68 of 2021) [2021] MWHC 400 (24 November 2021)
Permission for judicial review and an urgent injunction refused for lack of an arguable, non‑speculative case.
  • Judicial review — permission stage — arguable case requirement; Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act — designated authority; ultra vires and Wednesbury unreasonableness; interlocutory injunction — without notice; admissibility of affidavit evidence.
24 November 2021
Pearson Holdings Southern Africa (PTY) Limited v Doyle (Civil Cause 298 of 2021) [2021] MWHC 371 (12 November 2021)
Defendant’s residence and service in Malawi confer jurisdiction; lex loci delicti governs substantive law, not forum choice.
  • Jurisdiction — forum non conveniens — presence and service — action in personam; Conflict of laws — lex loci delicti governs applicable substantive law, not jurisdiction; Online defamation — place of access/publication and choice of law; Procedure — interlocutory injunctions governed by Malawian rules; Foreign law proof — Order 17 r 60.
12 November 2021