High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 1994 July

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2 judgments

Citation	Judgment date
July 1994
National Bank of Malawi v Zgambo & Anor. (Civil Cause 690 of 1997) [1994] MWHCCiv 24 (11 July 1994) Plaintiff's discontinuance after recovering debt upheld; third-party proceedings set aside for abandonment and costs awarded to plaintiff. Civil procedure — discontinuance after realisation of security — costs discretion; third party proceedings set aside for failure to prosecute (abandonment); counterclaim vulnerable to res judicata/statute-bar.	11 July 1994
Taulo & Others v The Attorney General & Another (Civil Cause 152 of 1993) [1994] MWHCCiv 8 (4 July 1994) Employees lacked standing; sale process lawful and private purchaser not subject to judicial review. Judicial review – scope and limits – purchaser not a public body – standing/sufficient interest of employees – legitimate expectation and natural justice – irrationality/ultra vires – company law: directors as agents of sole shareholder; sale of state‑owned undertaking.	4 July 1994