High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 1992

6 judgments

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Citation
Judgment date
November 1992
Independent contractor who removed a grinder safety guard assumed risk; respondent not liable under statute or common law.']
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25 November 1992
October 1992
Default judgment set aside because postal service was invalid due to wrong addressee.
Civil procedure – service by post – incorrect addressee on envelope – validity of service – default judgment – irregularity – setting aside judgment; costs awarded to respondent.
15 October 1992
September 1992
Court refused relief to executors absent grant of probate where defendants contested executors' title to land.
Civil procedure – Executor's right to sue before grant of probate – Production of probate as protection of third‑party interests – Court may stay or refuse substantive relief until probate obtained where defendants assert competing title.
8 September 1992
May 1992
Application for interlocutory injunction dismissed due to defective pleadings and adequacy of damages; interim injunction extended pending appeal.
Civil procedure – interlocutory injunction – endorsement required where injunction is substantial object of action – adequacy of damages – American Cyanamid principles – whether bond is insurance or guarantee reserved for trial.
25 May 1992
April 1992
Court granted interim ex parte injunction restraining respondent from trespass pending filing of writ and further order.
Interim injunctions – ex parte application – urgency and strong grounds required – trespass to land – undertaking to file writ – conditions: filing writ, liberty to apply, costs reserved.
15 April 1992
Whether the applicant's summary dismissal for fraud forfeited contractual gratuity, bonuses, leave and repatriation benefits.
Employment law – summary dismissal for misconduct (fraud/unauthorised separate cash books) – effect on contractual benefits – gratuity payable pro rata for salary earned – bonus declared subject to conditions – entitlement to repatriation passages and baggage allowance – leave accrual and payment in lieu – notice pay.
3 April 1992