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2 judgments
March 2002
ESCOM v Phiri (Civil Appeal 24 of 2001) [2002] MWSC 3 (11 March 2002)
Consent stay discharged where appellants failed to comply with time condition to prepare appeal record and skeletal arguments.
  • Civil procedure — consent order — stay of execution conditional on record and skeletal arguments being ready by fixed date — failure to comply with temporal condition — consent order discharged — duty of appellant to prepare record and seek extension if necessary
11 March 2002
Katsonga v Candlex Ltd (MSCA Civil Appeal 2 of 2002) [2002] MWSC 2 (7 March 2002)
A late, vague request for company minute books was rightly refused as unnecessary, a fishing expedition, and a delaying tactic.
  • Civil procedure — production and inspection of company minute books — necessity and timing of application — O.24 r.13(1) discovery rules — best evidence — fishing expedition — trial judge’s discretion — limited appellate interference
7 March 2002