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High Court of Malawi Civil Division - 2024 July

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July 2024
Chigoneka v The Attorney General & PEP Malawi Limited (Civil Cause 74 of 2018) [2024] MWHCCiv 11 (16 July 2024)
Applicant proved false imprisonment and defamation by the retailer and assault by police, entitling her to damages.
  • False imprisonment; assault and battery; defamation; shop detention; police misconduct; damages; civil burden and balance of probabilities.
16 July 2024
Luka v Mandala (Civil Appeal 16 of 2022) [2024] MWHCCiv 9 (15 July 2024)
Limitation Act does not apply to customary land without proving local customary law; succession governed by Deceased Estates Act.
  • Customary land — Limitation Act inapplicable without proof of local customary rules; succession to customary land governed by Deceased Estates (Wills, Inheritance and Protection) Act; allocation and long possession as evidence of customary ownership.
15 July 2024