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High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 2021 February

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February 2021
S v Pesticides Control Board and Malawi Revenue Authority (Judicial Review 2 of 2021) [2021] MWHCCiv 15 (22 February 2021)
Whether mosquito coils are 'pesticides' under the Pesticides Act and import without registration/permit is unlawful; leave refused.
  • Administrative law — Judicial review — Leave stage — Statutory interpretation of 'pest' and 'pesticide' under Pesticides Act — Importation and registration requirements — Import of unregistered pesticides unlawful — Ignorance of law no defence.
22 February 2021
Nyengo and Another v Electoral Commission (Electoral Petition 1 of 2020) [2021] MWHCCiv 26 (21 February 2021)
Leave to appeal was granted while the court condemned counsel’s insertion of a misleading postscript and unprofessional post-judgment conduct.
  • Electoral law — fresh elections — use of previous voters’ roll and eligibility of candidates; Civil procedure — joinder of affected parties before judgment; appellate procedure — leave to appeal; Professional conduct — inadmissibility of postscripts in formal orders and improper post-judgment audience requests.
21 February 2021