Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal - 2017 September

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6 judgments
September 2017
Appeals from a registrar’s assessment of damages/interest lie to the Supreme Court of Appeal, not to a judge in chambers.
  • Courts Act s29 (repeal) — General Interpretation Act s13 (continuation of repealed law) — jurisdiction of Supreme Court of Appeal — Registrar’s assessment of damages/interest — Rule 3 High Court (Exercise of Jurisdiction of Registrar) Rules — Order 58(2)(b) Rules of Supreme Court — appeals lie to Supreme Court of Appeal, not judge in chambers.
21 September 2017
Appeal from a Senior Deputy Registrar in wrong forum, late filing and irregular affidavit; court awards costs to applicant/respondent.
  • Civil procedure — Appellate jurisdiction — Appeal from Senior Deputy Registrar must lie to Judge in Chambers — Wrong forum and late filing — Defective affidavit not to be regularised by appellate court — Costs for procedural applications.
20 September 2017
Stay granted of assessment proceedings pending appeal due to procedural irregularities and risk of injustice to the appellant.
  • Civil procedure — Stay of proceedings pending appeal — Discretionary exercise governed by risk of injustice and prejudice — Interlocutory judgment entered at scheduling conference — Procedural irregularities and assessment of damages by Registrar.
20 September 2017
Stay of execution refused where applicant misled court about a pending appeal and sought a stay contingent on a future appeal.
  • Civil procedure — Stay of execution — Continuation of ex parte interim stay — Leave to appeal not yet sought — Suppression of material facts — Stay contingent on future appeal untenable — Matters of merit to be determined by lower court.
19 September 2017
Court set aside ex parte stay of possession but kept title deeds in custody and barred disposition of property pending appeal, with no costs order due to legal aid.
  • Civil procedure — stay of execution — continuation or vacation of ex parte stay — setting aside ex parte stay on inter partes application; interim protection of title deeds pending appeal; prohibition on sale, pledge or mortgage of disputed property without appellate court permission; costs and legal aid.
13 September 2017
5 September 2017