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Kadzakumanja v Kadzakumanja & Chasweka (Being High Court, Lilongwe Registry, Family & Probate Division, Probate Cause No. 623 of 2020) [2025] MWHCFam 1 (22 January 2025) Leave to appeal and a stay were dismissed as premature and procedurally incompetent because the High Court judgment remained inchoate. Civil procedure – inchoate judgment – premature leave to appeal – inchoate judgments not appealable; stay of execution – must first apply to High Court where concurrent jurisdiction exists; SCA jurisdiction invoked after refusal by High Court; procedural competency of applications.	Judgment	22 January 2025
Magona v The Legal Education & Legal Practitioners (48 of 2024) [2025] MWHC 1 (22 January 2025) Registrar rejects application for review due to improper signature, procedural non-compliance, and wrong forum for admissions. Civil procedure — rejection of documents; signature by named legal practitioner required; notice of change of legal practitioner (Order 33); sworn statement formalities (Order 18); jurisdiction for admissions — Chief Justice; abuse of court process; Rules Orders 5, 18, 25.	Judgment	22 January 2025
Judicial Service Administration Bill	Bill	17 November 2024