High Court of Zambia - 2015 December

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December 2015
A bank put on enquiry must take reasonable steps to protect a customer’s account; failure warrants reimbursement, interest and damages.
Banking law – ATM withdrawals – bank’s duty once put on enquiry – fiduciary duty and reasonable care; ATM skimming and investigations; charge‑back reversal; liability for unauthorized ATM transactions; damages for inconvenience and negligent handling of customer complaint.
31 December 2015
Bank mortgage claim and borrowers syndication-based counterclaim arise from separate transactions; counterclaim severed for separate trial.
Civil procedure - Order 15 r.5(2) White Book - discretion to strike out or sever counterclaim; mortgage actions vs separate syndication agreement; effect of entire agreement clause; Pandoliker precedent considered; functus officio argument rejected.
9 December 2015
Bank granted judgment for outstanding overdraft and authorized foreclosure sale of mortgaged property after six-month default.
Civil procedure – Originating summons (Order 30 Rule 14) – Default judgment where no opposing affidavit filed; Mortgage law – overdraft facility secured by mortgage – quantification of debt and contractual interest; Power of sale/foreclosure – authorization to sell without further court order after default; Sale to be publicly advertised and surplus refunded to mortgagor.
7 December 2015
Whether the Lands Tribunal Act ousts the High Court's original jurisdiction in land matters.
Lands Tribunal Act (ss.4,16) — Whether the Act ousts the High Court's original jurisdiction in land matters — Scope of Lands Tribunal's jurisdiction — Jurisdictional limits and prerogative remedies.
4 December 2015