Skip to document content Skip to main menu Skip to search

Supreme Court of Zambia - 1980 June

2 judgments
Advanced search
Skip past Court registries
Skip past years
Skip past months
Filters
Skip to results
2 judgments
June 1980
Drake & Gorham (Zambia) Limited v Energo Project Limited (S.C.Z. Judgment 14 of 1980) [1980] ZMSC 16 (18 June 1980)
Whether incorporated contract provisions required the main contractor to bear housing and facility rental costs for the subcontractor.
  • Contract construction — incorporated tender documents — meaning of "provide" and "bear" — avoid treating words as surplusage — intent to shift liability for housing/facility rental shown by contract price adjustments
18 June 1980
Kapapula Makesa v the People (Appeal No. 83 of 1982; SCZ Judgment No. 17 of 1982) [1980] ZMSC 36 (8 June 1980)
Charges under section 319 must be precisely drafted using the Criminal Procedure Code form to ensure accused persons understand the case against them.
  • Criminal law and procedure — Drafting of charges — Necessity of clear, precise wording — Section 319 Penal Code — Use of first schedule format and recommended wording: "Failing to account for possession of property suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained."
8 June 1980