Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal - 1999

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6 judgments
November 1999
Where a claim pleads an unspecified "bank rate" for interest, the court will apply the Judgment Act rate (5%).
  • Interest — rate to apply where claim pleaded as "bank rate" without specification — commercial versus investment rates — pleading requirements for interest — application of Judgment Act rate (Courts Act s.65) as convenient guide
23 November 1999
August 1999
An interlocutory injunction preventing the appellant from remaining in the matrimonial home was justified by threats of violence.
  • Interlocutory injunction — matrimonial home — alleged domestic violence and threats — adequacy of damages — injunction duration tied to pending divorce proceedings — equity looks to substance not form — American Cyanamid principles applied.
26 August 1999
July 1999
Applicant's challenge that key prosecution witnesses were "tainted" and that the summing‑up was inadequate was rejected.
  • Criminal law — murder — credibility of eye‑witnesses — alleged "tainted" witnesses — adequacy of summing‑up and directions to jury — appellate review of jury verdict
27 July 1999
February 1999
Bail for serious offences is discretionary; prosecution non-objection is not decisive and prolonged remand alone is not exceptional.
  • Criminal law — Bail — Constitutional right to bail not absolute — Serious offences (murder) require exceptional circumstances for bail — Prosecution's non-objection not dispositive — Committal to High Court a legitimate factor — Subsequent bail applications require material change.
24 February 1999
24 February 1999
No binding sale existed; appellant awarded repayment of the redemption sum with 5% statutory interest, specific performance denied.
  • Contract law — agreement to agree; no binding sale where essential term (price) not agreed — Specific performance refused — equitable clean hands — restitution of redemption payment — statutory interest under s.65 Courts Act — contractual interest must be pleaded
22 February 1999