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July 2026
NBS Bank PLC v Smolete Kacheri t/a Farook Stationery & Another (Commercial Case 166 of 2020) [2026] MWHC 50 (22 July 2026)
22 July 2026
Rashid Tayub v Afribrands Ltd (Commercial Case 21 of 2025) [2026] MWHC 49 (21 July 2026)
21 July 2026
Loveness Chalera and Another v Reserve Bank of Malawi (CIVIL APPEAL CAUSE NO. 01 OF 2021; IRC Matter No. 32 of 2015) [2026] MWHC 54 (17 July 2026)
Appeal against assessment of unfair dismissal compensation dismissed; award upheld despite improper consideration of delay and depreciation.
  • Labour Law — Unfair Dismissal Compensation — Interpretation of section 63(4) and 63(5) of the Employment Act — Whether s63(5) sets a minimum or fixed award — Use of salary at dismissal; inadmissibility of boosting for inflation and delays
17 July 2026
MM Engineering Services & Another v Plan International INC (Commercial Cause 296 of 2019) [2026] MWHC 52 (15 July 2026)
15 July 2026
The State (on the Application of Billy Phiri) v Council of the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (Judicial Review Case 8 of 2026) [2026] MWHCCiv 21 (14 July 2026)
University withdrawal for failed teaching practice quashed for procedural unfairness; claimant to be readmitted and reassessed.
  • Administrative Law — Judicial Review — Procedural fairness in academic assessment and withdrawal decisions — Court reviews process not merits
14 July 2026
CDH Investments Bank Ltd v FN Investments & 2 Others (Commercial Cause 259 of 2017) [2026] MWHC 51 (13 July 2026)
13 July 2026
Republic v Lin Yunhua (Criminal Case 5 of 2025) [2026] MWHCFin 1 (13 July 2026)
High Court cannot grant leave under s81 CP&EC to withdraw prosecutions; the DPP must use discontinuance power.
  • Criminal Procedure
    • — Withdrawal of Proceedings — Applicability of s81 Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code to High Court — Interpretation of Part X and expressio unius
    • — Discontinuance — DPP's power to discontinue prosecutions without court leave — Limits and procedure
  • Criminal Practice — Abuse of Process — Prosecutorial invocation of court leave where discontinuance is available
13 July 2026
The Director of Public Prosecutions v Motor Vehicle Truck Benz, BL 6499 & 4 Ors. (Civil Cause 6 of 2025) [2026] MWHC 47 (7 July 2026)
7 July 2026
CFK Security Services Limited v Southern Region Water Board (Commercial Cause 76 of 2025) [2026] MWHC 48 (3 July 2026)
3 July 2026
Thengo v Ethiopian Airlines (Commercial Case 175 of 2025) [2026] MWCommC 10 (3 July 2026)
3 July 2026
Brandina Gawa v Hilton Banda (Civil Cause 1003 of 2025) [2026] MWMCL 1 (2 July 2026)
2 July 2026
Upile Matenganya & 140 Ors. v Malawi Revenue Authority & Anor. (Civil Cause 3 of 2023) [2026] MWHCRev 1 (1 July 2026)
1 July 2026