High Court of Zambia - 2014 February

6 judgments
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6 judgments
February 2014
Circumstantial evidence, res gestae statements, and the accused's flight and admission established malice aforethought and supported a murder conviction.
  • Criminal law — Murder (Penal Code s.200) — Malice aforethought (s.204) — Circumstantial evidence — Res gestae admissions — Flight and discovery of weapon corroborating testimony
25 February 2014
Bank vicariously liable for employees' role in deposit suppression; damages reduced for equal contributory negligence by customer.
  • Bank liability — alleged suppression of cash deposits — vicarious liability for employees' fraud — burden of proof as to tampering of deposit slips — contributory negligence by customer’s employees — apportionment of damages
24 February 2014
Fraudulent concealment can postpone limitation; statutory pre‑action rules apply to actions against revenue authorities; High Court prepares election reports; criminal intent may be inferred from repeated violent conduct.
  • Limitation — fraudulent concealment postpones time; Judicial review — applicability of statutory pre‑action duties (Customs Act) vs Order 53; Case stated procedure; Voluntariness and admissibility of confessions; Inference of malice aforethought from repeated force; High Court duty to prepare statutory electoral report (s.104(6)); Jurisdictional limits of Local Courts in probate; Forfeiture on reasonable suspicion under proceeds‑of‑crime law
17 February 2014
Whether the applicant’s wrongful dismissal claim was time‑barred and what remedies are appropriate for forced leave and unpaid entitlements.
  • Employment law — limitation period and accrual of cause of action; forced leave versus dismissal; wrongful dismissal for failure to give notice; mitigation and unjust enrichment; reinstatement discretionary; damages, interest and costs awarded
13 February 2014
Whether the deceased's mother‑in‑law was a dependant and how the intestate estate must be administered and divided.
  • Intestate succession — definition of 'dependant' requires living with deceased immediately prior to death; administrators' powers may be exercised by majority; personal chattels to be shared equally between spouse and children; surviving spouse entitled to life interest in house; court may order inventory and restrain administration until accounts produced
13 February 2014
Whether documentary proof of delivery established entitlement to unpaid contract price where the defendant failed to rebut evidence.
  • Sale of Goods — proof of delivery and acknowledgement — evidential burden of plaintiff and effect of defendant’s failure to rebut documentary proof — contractual delivery and payment terms — interest and costs
10 February 2014