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May 2026
Huake Mining Limited v Dual Services Limited (2024/H PC/0945) [2026] ZMHC 67 (13 May 2026)
Defendant liable for substituted minerals and for loans collected by ostensible agents; other special damage claims dismissed.
  • Contract — Sale and carriage of goods — Secret substitution of cargo during transport — Seller's contractual duty to ensure safety and accuracy of shipped goods
  • Agency — Ostensible authority — Persons holding themselves out as company agents collecting funds — Principal liable where third party reasonably relied on representation
13 May 2026
Biashara Trading Limited v Lake Petroleum Limited (2025/HJ/32) [2026] ZMHC 68 (4 May 2026)
Whether the dispute arises from a commercial transaction and is therefore transferable to the Commercial Division.
  • Commercial law — Transfer to Commercial List — Whether cause of action and issues of fact arise from transactions relating to commerce, trade or industry — High Court Rules Order 53 r11
4 May 2026
March 2026
G4S Secure Solutions Ltd v Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc (2025/HPC/0660) [2026] ZMHC 29 (5 March 2026)
Defendant entitled to set off losses from thefts against unpaid invoices; exact losses to be assessed by the Registrar.
  • Contract/Commercial law — Guarding services — interpretation of deployment instruction (two officers per shift) — breach of duty of care/negligence — set-off under clause 6.4 — disputed invoice procedure (clause 6.3.3) — valuation of losses to be assessed by Registrar — interest and costs to abide assessment.
5 March 2026