In this matter the applicant applies for default judgment. The chamber application does not specify the rule which is being relied upon for seeking default judgment. More
The applicant a 60 year old Insolvency practitioner appeared before the Magistrate at Harare on initial remand on 5 February 2021, facing a charge of fraud as defined in section 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter9:23] (herein after referred to as “the Code.”).Upon being placed on remand the appellant applied to be remanded out of custody. The respondent opposed the granting of bail on the grounds of risk of abscondment and interference with witnesses. The court a quo dismissed the abscondment contention and upheld the respondent’s contention that appellant was likely to interfere with witnesses because... More
This is an opposed interlocutory application for the upliftment of bar and condonation.
After reading the papers filed of record I was convinced that this interlocutory application could have been resolved between the parties through simple engagement without unnecessary detaining the court with such an application and the parties incurring unnecessary and probably avoidable costs. The first respondent however vigorously opposed the application. More
The relief sought in this application is for a declaratory order that certain Grain Marketing Board (GMB) bills belonging to Century Discount House (CDH) and delivered to the Zimbabwe Banking Corporation (Zimbank) on 5 December 2003 are assets of CDH and that consequently the liquidator of CDH is entitled to recover from Zimbank the full maturity value of the bills, namely $4 billion ($4 million in the new currency) together with interest thereon from 3 March 2004 being the date of maturity of the bills to date of payment. More
1. This is an appeal against conviction only.
2. The appellant was, following a plea of not guilty, convicted of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs as defined in s 156 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].
3. She was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment of which 12 months imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour.
4. Mr Musendo correctly conceded that there was no appeal against sentence because such intended appeal was invalid. This is in view of the fact that the notice of appeal contained no prayer in respect... More
