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March 1995
Attorney General v Mofya (SC) [1995] ZMSC 15 (21 March 1995)
Court upholds damages for false imprisonment and police assault (torture), rejects intimidation and unpleaded exemplary damages.
  • Damages — Assault/torture by police — False imprisonment — Intimidation head inappropriate — Exemplary/punitive damages not permitted if unpleaded — Aggravated damages available — Quantum assessed with reference to precedent and inflation
21 March 1995
Attorney General v Aboubacar Tall & Another (S.C.Z. Appeal 77 of 1994) [1995] ZMSC 12 (1 March 1995)
A court may join a party before judgment under Order 14(5) and Section 13 to ensure complete adjudication and avoid multiplicity.
  • Civil procedure — Joinder of parties — Order 14 Rule 5 construed to permit joinder before judgment delivery; Section 13 and inherent jurisdiction used to avoid multiplicity of litigation
1 March 1995