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August 2023
Nkhoma v First Merchant Bank (Civil Cause 41 of 2016) [2023] MWHC 119 (9 August 2023)
Whether reporting missing funds amounted to false imprisonment or malicious prosecution of the applicant.
  • Tort — False imprisonment: liability where defendant laid a charge versus mere reporting to police; Malicious prosecution: elements — initiation, lack of reasonable/probable cause, malice, favourable termination; Defamation: need to prove specific defamatory words and publication; Legal costs reimbursement requires documentary evidence; Costs award — partial costs granted to successful head of claim.
9 August 2023