Supreme Court · 10 March 2026

Ventriglia and Another v Finance Bank Zambia Limited (SCZ/7/2/2025) [2026] ZMSC 6 (10 March 2026)

Leave granted to appeal to resolve whether an unsigned memorandum and mischaracterisation of guarantees affected appellate competence and law. Flynote Leave to appeal — procedural requirements for appellate documents — unsigned Memorandum of Appeal and competence of appeal; Civil procedure — abuse of court process and joinder of related causes; Contract law — distinction between performance bonds and personal guarantees; Guarantees — conditional versus unconditional (on-demand) liability; Rules of Court — importance of compliance and remedying defects. Read full summary

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