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This is an exception with an exception. It is but a skirmish in the battle of suits, applications and counter applications that the two factions of the “Anglicans” have brought against each other before this court, a spate of litigation that is now assuming nuisance value. The appication was partly argued before me and prior to the resumed hearing, it was withdrawn without a tender of costs. The issue of costs was then raised for my determination. More

The first applicant is the Church Of The Province Of Central Africa, commonly known as the Anglican Church. The second applicant is the first applicant’s Board of trustees charged with the responsibility of looking after diocesan property in its Manicaland Diocese. The third applicant is the first applicant’s warden at All Saints Zimunya Church. More

This matter came before me on a certificate of urgency on 28 April 2008. After hearing submissions from counsel I granted a provisional order in the following terms: "1. Pending determination of this matter, the applicant is granted the following relief; a) The applicant is hereby granted leave to enforce and execute the provisional order granted by this Honorable Court in case number HC 345/08 as clarified in case number HC 402/08. b) The first, second, third, and fourth respondents be and are hereby interdicted and restrained from interfering with the applicants church services at church premises held in accordance... More

This is an application to compel further particulars. The applicants are the defendants in an action instituted by the respondent as the plaintiff in Case No. HC 3551/15. The plaintiff in that matter is challenging the election of the second defendant as Chairman of the board of the first applicant and his removal from the board of the first applicant on the grounds of alleged irregularities. The respondent seeks reinstatement to the board of the first applicant as well as damages which he alleges to have suffered as a consequence of his removal from the board of the first applicant.... More

This is an appeal against the judgment of the Magistrate Court for the Province of Mashonaland sitting at Harare handed down on 14 March, 2022 The plaintiff (respondent herein) instituted summons against the defendant (appellant herein) seeking payment of ZW$ 1000 000.00 (one million dollars) for medical expenses and damages for pain and suffering caused to her by the defendant’s wrong medication. She also sought interest thereon at the prescribed rate from the date of issuance of summons to the date of payment as well as costs on a legal practitioner and client scale. More