The Human Rights Law Index is a collection of international treaties and case law from African courts on topics relating to human rights. The case selection aims to provide a snapshot of human rights law in a country, as well as within the African Union. The index currently covers over 1000 documents.
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| High Court General Division | Bandawe v Malawi Congress Party (Order) (Civil Cause No. 1010 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 3 (08 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 3 | 08 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 08 January... |
| High Court General Division | Malida v Kasim (Ruling) (Civil Cause No. 94 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 4 (28 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 4 | 28 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: N'riva, J Judgment Date: 28 January... |
| High Court General Division | Arason v Adam (Civil Appeal No. 23 of 2016) [2019] MWHC 5 (11 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 5 | 11 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: N'riva, J Judgment Date: 11 January... |
| High Court Commercial Division | Ampex Limited v Mota Engil Engenharia E Construcao Africa SA (Order) (Commercial Case No. 178 of 2013) [2019] MWCommC 1 (16 January 2019); | [2019] MWCommC 1 | 16 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court Commercial Division Judge: SankHulani, Ag Judgment Date: 16... |
| High Court General Division | Phiri v Kapalasa Farm Limited (Civil Cause No. 325 of 2016) [2019] MWHC 6 (16 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 6 | 16 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Madise, J Judgment Date: 16 January... |
| High Court Commercial Division | Blue Financial Services (PVT) Ltd. v Masankhula (Commercial Cause No. 72 of 2016) [2019] MWCommC 2 (29 January 2019); | [2019] MWCommC 2 | 29 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court Commercial Division Judge: Mtambo, J Judgment Date: 29... |
| High Court General Division | Semba v Chaluluka & Ors. (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 886 of 2016) [2019] MWHC 7 (16 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 7 | 16 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Bodole, Ag Judgment Date: 16 January... |
| High Court General Division | Banda v Satemwa Tea Estates Limited (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 219 of 2016) [2019] MWHC 8 (16 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 8 | 16 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Bodole, Ag Judgment Date: 16 January... |
| High Court Commercial Division | Chiwawa Civil Engineering Contractors & Anor. v Mota Engil Engenharia E Construca SA (Commercial Case No. 12 of 2013) [2019] MWCommC 3 (28 January 2019); | [2019] MWCommC 3 | 28 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court Commercial Division Judge: Mtalimanja, J Judgment Date: 28... |
| High Court General Division | Lipenga v The Republic (Criminal Review No. 43 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 9 (10 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 9 | 10 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Kamwambe, J Judgment Date: 10 January... |
| High Court General Division | Mwale v Malawi Congress Party (Order) (Civil Cause No. 1029 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 10 (21 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 10 | 21 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 21 January... |
| High Court General Division | Republic v Mithathi (Sentence) (Criminal Case No. 17 of 2010) [2019] MWHC 11 (23 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 11 | 23 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Kamwambe, J Judgment Date: 23 January... |
| High Court General Division | Mtewa v Chivundula & Anor. (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 311 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 12 (28 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 12 | 28 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Bodole, Ag Judgment Date: 28 January... |
| High Court Commercial Division | Easy Loans Limited v Makangala & Anor. (Ruling) (Commercial Case No. 67 of 2017) [2019] MWCommC 4 (21 January 2019); | [2019] MWCommC 4 | 21 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court Commercial Division Judge: SankHulani, Ag Judgment Date: 21... |
| High Court General Division | Mabedi v Mbingwani (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 997 of 2014) [2019] MWHC 13 (14 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 13 | 14 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Banda, Ag Judgment Date: 14 January... |
| High Court General Division | Gwembere v Omar. (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 477 of 2012) [2019] MWHC 14 (18 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 14 | 18 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Banda, Ag Judgment Date: 18 January... |
| High Court General Division | Mabedi v Mbingwani & Anor. (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 997 of 2014) [2019] MWHC 15 (14 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 15 | 14 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Banda, Ag Judgment Date: 14 January... |
| High Court General Division | Muniya v Prime Insurance Company Limited (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 344 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 16 (21 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 16 | 21 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Banda, Ag Judgment Date: 21 January... |
| High Court General Division | Mhone & Anor. v Registered Trustees Of Malawi United Methodist Church (Civil Cause No. 147 of 2017) [2019] MWHC 17 (11 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 17 | 11 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: N'Riva, J Judgment Date: 11 January... |
| High Court General Division | Reliance Trading Company v Dwangwa Sugar Farmers Association (Order) (Commercial Case No. 153 of 2016) [2019] MWHC 18 (25 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 18 | 25 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Sankhulani, Ag Judgment Date: 25... |
| High Court General Division | Bandawe v Malawi Congress Party (Ruling) (Civil Cause No. 1010 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 19 (05 February 2019); | [2019] MWHC 19 | 05 Feb 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 05... |
| High Court General Division | Finance Bank Malawi Limited v Nation Publications Limited (Order) (Civil Cause No. 1039 of 2014) [2019] MWHC 20 (05 February 2019); | [2019] MWHC 20 | 05 Feb 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 05... |
| High Court General Division | Manda v The Attorney General (Civil Cause No. 634 of 2009) [2019] MWHC 21 (16 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 21 | 16 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Madise, J Judgment Date: 16 January... |
| High Court General Division | Zammimba v Zammimba & Ors. (Land Case No. 51 of 2017) [2019] MWHC 22 (16 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 22 | 16 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Madise, J Judgment Date: 16 January... |
| High Court General Division | Fole v Malawi Housing Corporation (Ruling) (Land Cause No. 48 of 2015) [2019] MWHC 23 (24 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 23 | 24 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: N'Riva, J Judgment Date: 24 January... |
| High Court General Division | Chagomerana & Anor. v The Republic (Criminal Review No. 09 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 24 (10 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 24 | 10 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Kamwambe, J Judgment Date: 10 January... |
| High Court General Division | Jafali v Khupe & Anor. (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 48 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 25 (14 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 25 | 14 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Bodole, Ag Judgment Date: 14 January... |
| High Court General Division | Felix v Juma & Anor. (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 13 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 26 (16 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 26 | 16 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Bodole, Ag Judgment Date: 16 January... |
| High Court General Division | Larkcon International Limited v Transglobe Produce Export Limited (Ruling) (Commercial Case No. 375 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 27 (28 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 27 | 28 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: SankHulani, Ag Judgment Date: 28... |
| High Court General Division | Sukali v Saizi & Ors. (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 18 of 2016) [2019] MWHC 28 (16 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 28 | 16 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Bodole, Ag Judgment Date: 16 January... |
| High Court General Division | Chanthunya v Republic (Miscellaneous Criminal Appeal No. 11 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 29 (31 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 29 | 31 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Mwaungula, J Judgment Date: 31... |
| High Court General Division | Lilongwe City Council v Khuleya (Order) (Civil Cause No. 668 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 30 (23 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 30 | 23 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 23 January... |
| High Court General Division | Lydia Sigoloti v Rennwx Sigoloti (Appeal Cause No. 36 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 31 (19 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 31 | 19 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Madise, J Judgment Date: 19 January... |
| High Court General Division | Nyambo v Prime Insurance Company Limited (Order) (Personal Injury Cause No. 306 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 32 (08 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 32 | 08 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Banda, Ag Judgment Date: 08 January... |
| High Court General Division | Roeloffze & Ors. v Limbe Leaf Tobacco Co. Ltd. (Ruling) (Civil Cause No. 1097 of 2010) [2019] MWHC 33 (17 January 2019); | [2019] MWHC 33 | 17 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Bodole, Ag Judgment Date: 17 January... |
| High Court General Division | S v Judicial Service Commission and Another (Judicial Review No. 22 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 34 (04 February 2019); | [2019] MWHC 34 | 04 Feb 2019 | IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAWI ZOMBA DISTRICT REGISTRY JUDICIAL REVIEW NO. 22 OF 2018 BETWEEN THE... |
| High Court Commercial Division | Gadama v Mark Sprout Secure Finance Limited (Ruling) (Commercial Case No. 207 of 2017) [2019] MWCommC 5 (25 January 2019); | [2019] MWCommC 5 | 25 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court Commercial Division Judge: SankHulani, Ag Judgment Date: 25... |
| High Court Commercial Division | Mega Graphix v Attorney General (Commercial Case No. 250 of 2018) [2019] MWCommC 6 (29 January 2019); | [2019] MWCommC 6 | 29 Jan 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court Commercial Division Judge: Katsala, J Judgment Date: 29... |
| Supreme Court of Appeal | Chaponda and Another v Kajoloweka and Others (Msca Civil Appeal Number 05 of 2017) [2019] MWSC 1 (13 February 2019); | [2019] MWSC 1 | 13 Feb 2019 | Download: Court Name: Supreme Court of Appeal Judge: Nyirenda SC, CJ Twea SC, AJ Kapanda SC, AJ... |
| High Court General Division | Malawi Broadcasting Corporation v State and Others (Ruling) (Criminal Case No. 295 of 2019; Homicide Cause No. 183 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 35 (03 April 2019); | [2019] MWHC 35 | 03 Apr 2019 | Flynote tags: Express and disseminate opinion Have his cause heard (fair trial) Receive... |
| High Court General Division | Bandawe v Mzuzu City Assembly & Anor. (Ruling) (Civil Cause No. 568 of 2009) [2019] MWHC 36 (09 April 2019); | [2019] MWHC 36 | 09 Apr 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 09 April... |
| High Court General Division | Phiri & Ors v Council of Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Ruling) (Judicial Review Cause No. 129 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 37 (25 March 2019); | [2019] MWHC 37 | 25 Mar 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 25 March... |
| High Court General Division | In the Estate of Jaden Isaac Kanyangale (Order) (Probate Cause No. 784 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 38 (25 March 2019); | [2019] MWHC 38 | 25 Mar 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 25 March... |
| High Court General Division | Malawi Sun Hotel and Conference Centre Limited v Blantyre City Council & Anor (Ruling) (Land Cause No. 110 of 2015) [2019] MWHC 39 (26 March 2019); | [2019] MWHC 39 | 26 Mar 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 26 March... |
| High Court General Division | Perfecto Pest Control (PPVT) Ltd v Malawi Leaf Company Limited (Ruling) (Civil Cause No. 261 of 2012) [2019] MWHC 40 (26 March 2019); | [2019] MWHC 40 | 26 Mar 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 26 March... |
| High Court General Division | Vincent v TEM Limited & Anor (Personal Injury Case No. 804 of 2015) [2019] MWHC 41 (28 February 2019); | [2019] MWHC 41 | 28 Feb 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: N'Riva, J Judgment Date: 28 February... |
| High Court General Division | Layton v Prince Insurance Company Ltd (Civil Cause No. 719 of 2009) [2019] MWHC 42 (01 April 2019); | [2019] MWHC 42 | 01 Apr 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Kalembera, J Judgment Date: 01 April... |
| High Court General Division | Selemani v Filizado (Civil Appeal No. 29 of 2015) [2019] MWHC 43 (06 February 2019); | [2019] MWHC 43 | 06 Feb 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Nyirenda, J Judgment Date: 06... |
| High Court General Division | Maganga v Prime Insurance Company Limited (Civil Cause No. 580 of 2011) [2019] MWHC 44 (11 March 2019); | [2019] MWHC 44 | 11 Mar 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: Mbvundula, J Judgment Date: 11 March... |
| High Court General Division | Muciano v Tasera (Ruling) (Civil Appeal No. 110 of 2018) [2019] MWHC 45 (07 March 2019); | [2019] MWHC 45 | 07 Mar 2019 | Download: Court Name: High Court General Division Judge: N'Riva, J Judgment Date: 07 March... |