High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 2022 July

5 judgments
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5 judgments
July 2022
Assessment awarded MK6.8m (plus MK3,000 police report), net MK4,762,100 after 70% defendant liability; medical report cost not proved.
  • Assessment of damages — non‑pecuniary losses (pain and suffering, loss of amenities, disfigurement) — use of comparable awards and currency adjustment — proof required for special damages — apportionment of liability applied — insurer's policy limit disregarded for lack of evidence.
29 July 2022
Leave denied: claimant’s judicial review was premature for failing to exhaust licence arbitration and internal remedies.
  • Administrative law — Judicial review — Leave required; alternative remedies/arbitration under licence; Communications Act s74 (tariff regulation) and clause 11.2 (prior approval) — Preliminary findings and procedural fairness — Ultra vires challenge to regulatory inquiry.
25 July 2022
Interlocutory injunction refused where procedural non‑compliance and a registered caution already prevent property disposition.
  • Civil procedure — Interlocutory injunction — Order 10 r.3 & r.8(1) compliance when applying before proceedings — Registered Land Act s.127(2) — Effect of registered caution preventing disposition — Balance of convenience.
22 July 2022
Assessment of personal injury damages reduced for evidentiary discrepancies and subject to agreed contributory negligence.
  • Assessment of damages — personal injury — pain and suffering, loss of amenities, disfigurement — reliance on comparable local awards — effect of contributory negligence and inconsistencies in pleadings/evidence on quantum.
7 July 2022
Unchallenged invoices proved special damages; court awarded hiring and repair costs after default judgment.
  • Assessment of damages — special damages — strict proof required — unchallenged invoices and quotations sufficient to establish quantum — award for hiring and repair costs following default judgment.
7 July 2022