The appellant was formerly employed by the respondent. Following the termination of the relationship a dispute arose over certain amounts that he claimed as being due and owing to him. He obtained an arbitral award on 28 June 2012. On 1 October 2012 the appellant applied through the chamber book for an order for the registration of the arbitral award as an order of the High Court. The respondent opposed the application on the grounds that it was not capable of registration because a component of the award is not sounding in money and on 19 August 2015 the High... More
CHITAKUNYE AJA: This is an opposed chamber application for condonation of non-compliance with the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 and for extension of time within which to appeal. Though at the outset the applicant did not state the rule that was not complied with and the rule under which this application is brought, it is apparent from the founding papers that the rule not complied with is r 38(1)(a) and the application is in terms of r 43(1) of the aforesaid rules. The intended appeal is against a judgment of the High Court handed down on 29 October 2020 upholding special... More
MAKARAU JA: On 19 September 2018, the High Court sitting at Hararedismissed with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale, an application by the appellant for leave to sue the respondent, a banking corporation in liquidation.This is an appeal against that order.
Background
The dispute between the parties arises from a loan transaction.In 2011, the appellant borrowed the sum of US$3 875 000.00 from the respondent. By 2012, the loan had ballooned to US$5 789 262.00 resulting in the parties concluding a written agreement to restructure the loan. Thereafter the appellant made certain payments towards the restructured loan.
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This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court, which dismissed the appellant’s application for setting aside an arbitral award made by the second respondent. More
This is an application for leave to appeal against the decision of the High Court sitting at Harare on 4 March 2020. In that case (HC 9000/19) the High Court dismissed an application by the applicant for the dismissal of case number HC 11505/18 for want of prosecution. Then in HC 3278/20 the same court dismissed an application for condonation of late noting of appeal filed by the applicant. More
