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High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 1995 September

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September 1995
Barrigas Building Contractors Ltd v Trustees of Tea Research Foundation (Central Africa) (Civil Cause 2086 of 1994) [1995] MWHCCiv 7 (27 September 1995)
A defendant seeking to set aside a default judgment must show a bona fide, particularised defence with a real prospect of success; mere assertions are inadequate.
  • Civil procedure — Default judgment — Application to set aside — Defendant must show bona fide defence on the merits with a real prospect of success — Mere unparticularised allegations (unworkmanlike performance, unexplained deductions) insufficient.
27 September 1995
Kapito v AG (Civil Cause 1980 of 1994) [1995] MWHCCiv 13 (27 September 1995)
Section 138 is invalid insofar as it purports to oust ordinary courts' jurisdiction over constitutional or judicial matters.
  • Constitutional law — jurisdiction of ordinary courts — Section 138 National Compensation Tribunal — whether Tribunal ousts courts’ exclusive jurisdiction — constitutional invalidity where law purports to oust judicial jurisdiction (section 11(4)); access to courts (section 41(2)); judicial review (section 142).
27 September 1995