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Recent Judgments

James Investments 2000 Limited v Vesa Juhani Korhonen and Anor (2024/HP/0342) [2026] ZMHC 61 (11 May 2026) Court enforces written sale; bank financing not a condition precedent; only nominal damages awarded. Contract law — Sale of land — Condition precedent/financing — Whether payment was conditional on bank financing — Parol evidence rule and incorporation of terms (LAZ General Conditions of Sale 2018) — Remedies — Damages and special damages — Requirement to plead and prove special damages with particularity — Nominal damages where loss not proved	11 May 2026
Mputa Ngalande v The Attorney General (2025/CCZ/0019) [2026] ZMCC 12 (11 May 2026) Whether ministerial power to suspend elected councils and appoint administrators violates constitutional local‑government autonomy. Constitutional law — Local government — Suspension of elected councils and appointment of administrators — Whether ministerial suspension and replacement of councils breaches Articles 147(3), 152(2) and 156 of the Constitution	11 May 2026
Precision Farming Holdings Limited and Ors v Competition & Consumer Protection Commission and Anor (SP 28/2025; SP 32/2025) [2026] ZMCA 82 (8 May 2026) Whether leave to appeal should be granted on novel competition-law issues concerning section 8's scope and evidential thresholds. Competition law — Interpretation of section 8 — Whether an 'agreement, decision or concerted practice' can be inferred absent direct proof Civil procedure — Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court — Point of law of public importance and novelty; novelty alone insufficient Competition law — Market assessment — Whether establishing appreciable effect requires market definition and market share/power analysis	8 May 2026
LCK Freedom Foundation Limited and Anor v The Attorney General of Zambia and Ors (2026/HP/0578) [2026] ZMHC 59 (8 May 2026) High Court lacks jurisdiction to hear a constitutional challenge to parliamentary procedure; matter belongs to the Constitutional Court. Constitutional law — Jurisdiction — Exclusive original jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court to interpret the Constitution — Article 128(1) Civil procedure — Judicial review — Leave under Order 53 — Inapplicability where resolution requires constitutional interpretation and falls within Constitutional Court’s exclusive jurisdiction	8 May 2026
Mukambi Safari Lodge Limited v Idris Ahmed Essa (Application No. 124/2025) [2026] ZMCA 78 (8 May 2026) Court limited an interlocutory injunction to disputed subdivisions, holding injunctions must preserve the status quo. Civil procedure — Interlocutory injunction — Principles: clear right, serious question to be tried, adequacy of damages Property — Registered title — Certificate of title and limits on injunctions against registered proprietors Civil procedure — Status quo — Injunctions must preserve, not create, rights	8 May 2026
Clark Chilala (Suing as Attorney for James Ndambö) v Killian Mudenda (CAZ/08/447/2023) [2026] ZMCA 77 (8 May 2026) A purported jurisdictional objection that challenges the merits of a land-title order is premature and dismissed. Land law — Title disputes — Court’s power to cancel certificate of title and order consequential administrative action — Lands and Deeds Registry Act ss 33–34 Civil procedure — Jurisdictional objection — Distinguishing true jurisdictional defects from merits and timing of interlocutory objections	8 May 2026
Enock Chikwaba v Cecilia Mutanga (CAZ/08/181/2025) [2026] ZMCA 79 (8 May 2026) Late service of appellate documents without leave is a fatal procedural defect that rendered the appeal incompetent. Civil procedure — Appeals — Service of appeal documents — Whether late service without leave renders appeal incompetent — Procedural compliance — Mandatory time limits in Court of Appeal Rules — "Shall" construed as imperative Constitutional law — Procedural technicalities — Article 118(2)(e) does not cure non‑compliance with mandatory procedural rules	8 May 2026
Kapsch Trafficcom AG v Lamise Trading Limited (Suing in its capacity as shareholder of Intelligent Mobility Solutions Limited) and Anor (APPLICATION NO. 58/2025) [2026] ZMCA 80 (7 May 2026) Court expunged late extra copies that introduced material not before the single Judge; hearing will proceed on the original motion. Civil procedure — Renewal before full court — Filing of three extra copies for use of the court — Extra copies must reproduce proceedings and affidavits before single Judge — Irregularity and remedy — Late filing or introduction of additional materials in extra copies — Expungement as appropriate remedy	7 May 2026
Marshlands Consortium Limited and Ors v Chibamba and Ors (APPLICATION NO. 04 OF 2025) [2026] ZMCA 76 (7 May 2026) Whether certification under Rule 5(2) is required for multiple counsel in Court of Appeal proceedings. Civil procedure — Costs — Certification for multiple practitioners — Applicability of Legal Practitioners (Costs) Order Rule 5(2) to Court of Appeal proceedings — Court of Appeal discretion under Court of Appeal Rules Order 12/1 — Power to assess costs and prevent duplication Civil procedure — Taxation — Burden to justify multiple practitioners — Principles of reasonableness, necessity and proportionality	7 May 2026
Roland Imperial Tobacco Company Limited v Bpifrance Assurance Export (APPEAL NO.2 OF 2025) [2026] ZMCA 74 (7 May 2026) Arbitration clause did not bind the assignee; judgment on admission set aside for procedural denial of hearing. Civil procedure — Arbitration — Referral/stay under Section 10 Arbitration Act — Whether arbitration clause binds an assignee who is not a contracting party — Judgment on admission — Necessity to determine pending adjournment and afford an opportunity to be heard before entering judgment Bills of Exchange — Assignment — Holder’s right to sue in own name independent of arbitration clause in underlying contract	7 May 2026

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Recent Legislation

Patents (Amendment) Act, 1980	Act 18 of 1980	1 January 9999
Immigration Control Act, 2026 Uncommenced	Act 3 of 2026	8 April 2026
National Payment System Act, 2026 Uncommenced	Act 5 of 2026	8 April 2026
Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act, 2026	Act 4 of 2026	8 April 2026
Disaster Management (Amendment) Act, 2026	Act 2 of 2026	8 April 2026
Agricultural Credits and Warehouse Receipts Act, 2026 Uncommenced	Act 7 of 2026	8 April 2026
State-owned Enterprises Act, 2026 Uncommenced	Act 10 of 2026	8 April 2026
Agricultural Marketing Act, 2026 Uncommenced	Act 8 of 2026	8 April 2026
Banking and Financial Services Act, 2026 Uncommenced	Act 9 of 2026	8 April 2026
Food Reserve Act, 2026 Uncommenced	Act 6 of 2026	8 April 2026

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Recent Gazettes

Zambia Government Gazette dated 2026-12-20 number 7879	20 December 2026
Zambia Government Gazette dated 2026-04-02 number 7896	2 April 2026
Zambia Government Gazette dated 2026-03-31 number 7895	31 March 2026
Zambia Government Gazette dated 2026-03-27 number 7894	27 March 2026
Zambia Government Gazette dated 2026-03-27 number 7893	27 March 2026