At the hearing, the appeals were consolidated with the consent of the parties,and heard in the following manner; the appellant in SC 109/21 made submissions as the first appellant, the appellant in SC 15/21 as second appellant, and the appellant in SC 17/21 as the third appellant. The first to third respondents in all the appeals remained as previously cited, with the Registrar of Deeds being the fourth respondent, though there was no appearance on his behalf. Although there were three different appeals attacking the same judgment, I intend to address all the appeals in one composite judgment as the... More
This appeal is against the decision of the High Court of Zimbabwe handed down on 14 November 2018 upholding a preliminary point taken by the respondent that the appellant, who was the applicant in those proceedings, had no locus standi to institute legal proceedings against the respondent. At the centre of the dispute between the parties was the question whether the appellant was entitled to sue the respondent on the basis of the stipulatio alteri doctrine. More
This is an appeal against a judgment of the High Court sitting at Harare handed down on 8 August 2018 dismissing an application for joinder of the eighth respondent in a pending matter instituted by the appellant in the High Court. More
This is a chamber application in terms of r 43 of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 for condonation of the failure to comply with r 38 (1) of the same Rules and an extension of time in which to appeal. The applicant seeks an order in the following terms:
1. The application for condonation for non-compliance with Rule 38(1)(a) of the Supreme Court Rules, 2018 (Statutory Instrument No: 84 of 2018) be and is hereby granted.
2. The application for extension of time within which to file and serve a notice of appeal in terms of the rules be and... More
The respondent was formerly employed by the appellant in the retail department at its Southerton Branch. In March 2015 he was charged with committing an act, or omission inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of his contract of employment in terms of category D of the Collective Bargaining Agreement S.I. 273/2000, (the “CBA”). More
