07 March

THE COURT OF APPEAL OF ZAMBIA SETTLES THE LAW ON WHETHER JUDGES ARE AT LIBERTY TO ATTACH CONDITIONS TO ORDERS SETTING ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL TO THE COURT OF APPEAL

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Authors: Sydney Chisenga and Martha Siwale Namwila- Mwala

Date: 07 March 2024

Are Judges at liberty to attach any conditions to orders to set aside default judgments and orders for leave to appeal? If so, are such powers absolute and unfettered. The Court of Appeal had occasion to consider these elementary principles that guide Courts on attaching conditions to orders to set aside default judgments and orders for leave to appeal.