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June 2026
The State (on the Application of Ronnie Kamkuzi Maseko) & Others v Lilongwe City Council & Another (Judicial Review Cause 24 of 2026) [2026] MWHCCiv 20 (29 June 2026)
29 June 2026
Central East Africa Railways Limited v Christina Chithila and Others (High Court Civil Appeal No. 13 of 2021; MSCA Civil Appeal 1 of 2026) [2026] MWSC 5 (25 June 2026)
Discrimination must be properly pleaded and proved; unfair dismissal affirmed; compensation to be reassessed excluding discriminatory awards.
  • Labour Law
    • — Discrimination — Pleading and proof — Requirement to plead and prove discrimination
    • — Dismissal — Unfair dismissal — Assessment of compensation and prevention of overcompensation
  • Civil Procedure — Appeals — Cross-appeal via notice to vary — Procedural competence and inchoate judgments
25 June 2026
Chirwa v Realsim Limited (Commercial Case Number 2 of 2024) [2026] MWCommC 9 (19 June 2026)
Purchaser's delayed payment after transfer breached the sale agreement and defendant liable for compound interest and costs.
  • Contract Law
    • — Sale of Land — Purchaser's obligation to pay purchase price into seller's bank to discharge an encumbering loan
    • — Breach and Remedies — Delayed payment after transfer as breach causing recoverable interest damages
    • — Variation and Conduct — Advance payment for tanks and failure of counterclaim for tank value due to lack of credible proof
19 June 2026
Muluvala and Another v Eastern Produce Malawi Limited (Minimini Estate) (IRC MATTER NUMBER 2 OF 2025) [2026] MWIRC 27 (15 June 2026)
Whether two unpaid hours in 12‑hour security shifts were payable where guards remained responsible for their posts.
  • Labour Law
    • — Working Time and Breaks — Whether meal and tea breaks within 12‑hour security shifts constitute payable working time — Employment Act ss27,36‑39
    • — Evidence and Proof — Requirement to show actual relief/rotation at posts for breaks to be non‑working time
    • — Discipline and Operational Practice — Inconsistency of treating a period as off‑duty for pay yet disciplining for conduct indicating ongoing responsibility
15 June 2026
Dr. Wakisa Simukonda t/a Horizon Building & Civil Engineering Contractors v Oxfam in Malawi (Commercial Cause 54 of 2026) [2026] MWHC 39 (11 June 2026)
11 June 2026
Jamil Bedwin Nkhata & 40 Others v Peter Kibonge Banda & Others (Commercial Case 123 of 2026) [2026] MWCommC 8 (4 June 2026)
4 June 2026