Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal - 2003 December

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December 2003
Tembo (JZU) & Anor. v Attorney General (Civil Appeal 27 of 2003) [2003] MWSC 5 (22 December 2003) Disobedience of an injunction is civil contempt and does not disqualify an MP under s51(2)(c) absent a criminal conviction. Contempt of court — civil contempt v criminal contempt — disobedience of injunction — qualification for Parliament under s51(2)(c) — moral turpitude and dishonesty — common law approach where no statutory contempt regime exists	22 December 2003

December 2003

Disobedience of an injunction is civil contempt and does not disqualify an MP under s51(2)(c) absent a criminal conviction.

Contempt of court — civil contempt v criminal contempt — disobedience of injunction — qualification for Parliament under s51(2)(c) — moral turpitude and dishonesty — common law approach where no statutory contempt regime exists

22 December 2003

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