Court of Appeal · [2026] ZMCA 127 · 5 August 2026

Oliver Kayaba and Anor v Vaness Chiboola-Lewis (CAZ/08/637/2025) [2026] ZMCA 127 (5 August 2026)

Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to grant stay pending an appeal that is pending in the High Court. Flynote Civil Procedure — Stay of Execution — Jurisdiction of appellate court to grant stay pending appeal to a lower appellate court — Assessing prospects of success pending in lower court may prejudice that appeal — Substituted Service and Ex Parte Proceedings — Proceeding in absence of respondent after substituted service effected Read full summary

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