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2 judgments
April 2017
Moyo v Mkandawire and 1 other (Civil Cause 188 of 2015) [2017] MWHCCiv 22 (5 April 2017)
Court found the driver negligent and insurer directly liable under s65A, awarding damages and costs to the plaintiff.
  • Road traffic accident — Negligence (duty, breach, causation) — Police report as evidence — Insurer liability under s65A Road Traffic Act — Damages for loss of use, inconvenience and repairs — Costs.
5 April 2017
Ng'oma and 1 other v Mphande and 3 others (Civil Cause 75 of 2015) [2017] MWHCCiv 21 (4 April 2017)
A village headman cannot validly sell customary land; allocations contrary to customary tenure are void and subject to eviction.
  • Customary land — Communal tenure — Chiefs’ power to allocate use and occupation — Sale of customary land void — Lease founded on unlawful allocation void ab initio — Remedies: eviction, injunction, restitution, costs.
4 April 2017