High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 2022 March

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5 judgments
March 2022
An added party cannot invoke non-party rule to vary a consent order; the proper remedy is appeal or action, application dismissed.
  • Civil procedure — Consent order — Setting aside or variation — Order 23(8) CPR (non-party relief) inapplicable to persons who are parties; aggrieved party should appeal or commence specific action.
28 March 2022
Summary judgment refused where the defendant’s pleaded defence raised relevant disputable facts regarding alleged lawful summary dismissal.
  • Civil procedure — summary judgment (Order 12 r.23 CPR) — requirement of no real prospect of defence and no relevant dispute of fact or law — employment dispute — alleged summary dismissal for gross negligence — forum conveniens/transfer to Industrial Relations Court; counterclaim for loss.
23 March 2022
Summary judgment dismissed where respondent raised arguable defence and relevant factual and legal disputes over alleged unfair dismissal.
  • Civil procedure — Summary judgment — Order 12 r23 and r26 — defendant must have no real prospect of defence and no relevant dispute of fact or law; Labour law — unfair dismissal — Employment Act s57 — forum conveniens — Industrial Relations Court.
23 March 2022
Court imposed interim weekend visitation, holiday residence with father, mutual notification, and conduct restrictions pending appeal.
  • Family law — Interim custody and contact — Visitation on weekends during term; children to reside with father during holidays; mutual notification and prohibition on making children perform tasks in other parent's home; access to grandparent pending appeal.
11 March 2022
The court dismissed the claim for want of prosecution due to inordinate, inexcusable delay and abuse of process.
  • Civil procedure — dismissal for want of prosecution — inordinate and inexcusable delay — abuse of court process — Order 12 CPR (strike out after 12 months) — prejudice as ground for dismissal.
9 March 2022