Supreme Court of Zambia - 1995 March

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Citation	Judgment date
March 1995
Attorney General v Mofya (SC) [1995] ZMSC 15 (21 March 1995) Appeal dismissed; damages for false imprisonment and assault upheld, intimidation and unpleaded exemplary damages disallowed. Damages — false imprisonment, assault and torture by police — award compared with precedent and adjusted for inflation — intimidation head inappropriate — exemplary damages not awarded where unpleaded — deterrence of authority figures.	21 March 1995
Attorney General v Aboubacar Tall & Another (S.C.Z. Appeal 77 of 1994) [1995] ZMSC 12 (1 March 1995) Court may join a party after close of evidence but before judgment to avoid multiplicity of proceedings. Civil procedure – Joinder of parties – Order 14 Rule 5 – "at or before the hearing" includes up to judgment – court may join parties to avoid multiplicity of litigation; s.13 and inherent jurisdiction.	1 March 1995