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2 judgments
January 1998
Copperbelt Bottling Company Limited v Phineas Fombe (SCZ APPEAL NO. 37 OF 1996) [1998] ZMSC 114 (30 January 1998)
Employer’s dismissal upheld where employee was heard and no breach of natural justice; damages limited to notice period.
  • Employment law — disciplinary proceedings and wrongful dismissal — rules of natural justice — attendance of HR officer at appeal — fresh evidence and right to be heard — measure of damages for wrongful dismissal limited to contractual notice period (Kamayoyo).
30 January 1998
Phiri v People (SCZ Appeal 76 of 1996) [1998] ZMSC 96 (20 January 1998)
Weak dock identification and conflicting witness testimony made robbery and attempted murder convictions unsafe, leading to conviction for receiving stolen goods.
  • Criminal law — Identification evidence — dock identification without parade; Circumstantial evidence — possession and recovery of stolen property; Misdirection by trial judge; Proviso in criminal appeals; Receiving stolen property — conviction and sentence.
20 January 1998