Cases from High Court of Malawi
Jefred Brown Mchali v Collins J.F. Kajawa and Electoral Commission
Electoral Case Number 15 of 2014The Appellant, an independent parliamentary candidate, appealed to the High Court, Civil Division, by way of a petition under section 114 of the Parli...
Kalea v Attorney General
[1993] 16(1) MLR 152 (HC)The Plaintiff, Rosemary Kalea, aged 30 at the material times, brought an action against the Defendant for damages arising from alleged medical neglig...
Pandirker v Republic
Criminal Appeal Number 55 of 1972The Applicant, who was charged in the First Grade Magistrate's Court, Thyolo, with causing death by dangerous driving, was convicted and sentenced to...
Chiyembekezo Missi t/a Good Hope General Dealers v George Macheka and Rachael Fatchi
Commercial Cause Number 181 of 2025The 1st Defendant sought an order from the High Court, Commercial Division, to suspend the enforcement of a default judgment entered against him on 15...
Louis Thonyiwa v Castel Malawi Breweries Ltd (Personal Injury Case 73 of 2018) 2021 MWHC 278
(Personal Injury Case 73 of 2018) 2021 MWHC 278The Claimant brought a claim for damages in the High Court for personal injuries sustained due to the alleged negligence of the Defendant, a soft drin...
Mchali v Kajawa and Electoral Commission
Electoral Case Number 15 of 2014The Appellant lodged an appeal by way of petition to the High Court, Civil Division, challenging the results of the May 2014 tripartite general electi...
Liyawo v Chilemba
Civil Cause Number: 1436/1995 ([2002–2003] MLR 164 (HC))The plaintiff, Liyawo, brought the action herein claiming for damages for pain and suffering and special damages in the sum of K8 045 85 against his...
The State (On the Application of Golden Mwangulube t/a MWANGULUBE & COMPANY) v The Disciplinary Committee of the Malawi Law Society
Judicial Review Application Number 05 of 2025The Claimant, a legal practitioner, sought leave for judicial review against a decision by the Defendant, the Disciplinary Committee of the Malawi Law...
Mrs L. Mtileni v Registered Trustees of Blantyre Adventist Hospital
Civil Cause Number: 1831/2001 ([2006] MLR 309 (HC))The Plaintiff, Mrs Grace Mtileni, brought an action on behalf of the estate of her deceased child and on her own behalf against the Defendants, the R...
First Merchant Bank Limited v. Eisenhower Mkaka and Others
Civil Appeal No. 1 of 2016The Appellant appealed to the High Court, Lilongwe District Registry, against the assessment of compensation by the Industrial Relations Court (IRC) f...