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High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 1997 September

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September 1997
Kuwali v AG (Civil Cause 1684 of 1994) [1997] MWHCCiv 15 (16 September 1997)
Default judgment set aside where detention was unlawfully prolonged and Limitation Act, not post‑Constitution tribunal, governed pre‑commencement claims.
  • Civil procedure — setting aside judgment in default — triable issues — wrongful detention — Preservation of Public Security Act — Limitation Act s.4(1), s.22(4) — Constitution Chapter XIII — National Compensation Tribunal — jurisdiction for pre‑commencement actions.
16 September 1997
Shiptrade International Co. Ltd v Transglobe Produce Exports (Civil Cause 957 of 1994) [1997] MWHCCiv 16 (15 September 1997)
A consent order binds only the consenting parties; rescission requires a fresh action or appeal, not a Registrar’s interlocutory setting-aside.
  • Civil procedure — Consent orders — Nature of consent judgment as contractual agreement between parties — Privity of contract; cannot bind third parties — Rescission of consent orders requires fresh action or appeal — Registrar lacked jurisdiction to set aside consent order — Disputes over sheriff’s fees to be resolved by Master/taxation.
15 September 1997