High Court of Zambia - 2014

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Judgment date
July 2014
30 July 2014
30 July 2014
30 July 2014
Court allowed judgment debtor to pay by installments but limited repayment to six months; execution permitted on default.
Civil procedure – payment of judgment in installments – exercise of judicial discretion – judgment entered in default – execution on default without further court order.
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
24 July 2014
23 July 2014
23 July 2014
23 July 2014
23 July 2014
23 July 2014
22 July 2014
22 July 2014
21 July 2014
20 July 2014
17 July 2014
15 July 2014
15 July 2014
15 July 2014
14 July 2014
Interim injunction restrained the respondent from removing the child to protect the applicant's access and the child's best interests.
Interim injunctions — American Cyanamid test — custody and removal of child from jurisdiction — adequacy of damages — balance of convenience — preservation of status quo — wardship of child.
9 July 2014
9 July 2014
9 July 2014
9 July 2014
A prima facie arguable case at the leave stage suffices; failure to exhibit a written decision alone did not warrant discharging ex parte leave.
Judicial review — leave stage — prima facie/arguable case required; setting aside ex parte leave — grounds include material non‑disclosure, lack of jurisdiction, alternative remedies, undue delay, failure to satisfy preconditions; sufficiency of evidence — written decision vs verbal notification.
3 July 2014
3 July 2014
2 July 2014
June 2014
26 June 2014
Application for mandatory and prohibitory injunctions to restore electricity refused for failure to meet high interlocutory standards and non-disclosure.
Interlocutory relief — mandatory injunctions — high degree of assurance required; prohibitory injunctions — adequacy of damages and mootness where supply already discontinued; Electricity (Supply) Regulations — Regulation 12(2) permitting immediate disconnection for safety/efficiency; equitable doctrine — clean hands and non-disclosure.
24 June 2014
20 June 2014
17 June 2014
May 2014
29 May 2014
20 May 2014
14 May 2014
On appeal the court varied the property order to protect the applicant’s share of rental income and required valuation or interim half-rental payments until sale.
Family law – Matrimonial Causes Act (maintenance and property settlement) – evaluation and sale of matrimonial home – treatment of rental income – appellate review of factual findings.
4 May 2014
4 May 2014
April 2014
24 April 2014
24 April 2014
21 April 2014
Directors may sue to challenge a debenture’s validity; court confirmed interim injunction pending trial to prevent irreparable harm.
Company under receivership — locus standi exceptions to challenge validity of security; Debenture — consideration and enforceability; Interlocutory injunction — American Cyanamid test; Receivership — restraint pending trial.
2 April 2014
1 April 2014
March 2014
26 March 2014
25 March 2014
Court enforces equitable mortgage securing unpaid short‑term loan, awards K75,400 plus interest, grants 30‑day moratorium before foreclosure.
Commercial law – Loan facility – Equitable third‑party mortgage created by consent form – Substituted service – Unopposed originating summons – Monetary judgment; interest at Bank of Zambia rates – 30‑day moratorium; foreclosure and possession authorised – Costs to applicant.
24 March 2014
Applicant and respondent entitled to joint title; retrospective rental accounting denied; future rents shared equally.
Intestate succession – two houses in estate – section 9(2) Intestate Succession Act – children’s entitlement to choose house; Administrator’s powers and duty to obtain court authority before selling estate property (section 19) – beneficiaries’ rights to share property; accounting obligations rest on administrator not beneficiaries; prospective sharing of rents.
23 March 2014