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High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 1996 January

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2 judgments
January 1996
Optichem Malawi Ltd v Tinyade Estate (Civil Cause 1910 of 1994) [1996] MWHCCiv 23 (25 January 1996)
25 January 1996
Kambalame v Phale Builidng Contractors (Civil Cause 1142 of 1994) [1996] MWHCCiv 12 (10 January 1996)
Assessment of wrongful-death dependency damages using Cookson v Knowles method; K15,400 awarded and apportioned to dependants.
  • Wrongful-death damages — assessment under Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act — use of Cookson v Knowles multiplicand/multiplier approach — multiplicand accepted as net sums actually provided — pre-trial and post-trial calculation — apportionment among dependants — costs awarded after default.
10 January 1996