Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:12:22 +0000 By CHIKUMBI KATEBE THE Lusaka High Court has recorded an increase in cases filed before it in the last 12 months with over 4000 records filed in the various divisions with only 26 judges to preside over them. Opening the 2017 Lusaka High Court Session yesterday, Justice Nichola Sharp-Phiri said there was a significant increase in the number of civil and criminal cases brought before the courts with 4076 in 2016. She said the high number of cases against a small number of judges and limited infrastructure has contributed to the delays in disposing of cases resulting in a huge backlog of cases in the court system. “There are only 26 judges in the Lusaka High Court on both the general and commercial list to adjudicate upon all these cases. This is an average of approximately 160 cases allocated to each judge in one year,” she said. Ms Justice […]
