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The appellant was convicted of fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to a fine US$400 or in default of payment three months imprisonment. He appeals against condition only. At the hearing of the appeal the appellant abandoned the first two grounds of appeal and relied on the only two remaining grounds. The first of the two remaining grounds stated that; “The court a quo misdirected itself in disregarding appellant’s defence that he was given the service stationas an exit package by his employer, which defence was most... More

The above matters were filed as case numbers HC 3855/09, HC 3846/09 and HC 3891/09. At the hearing of the matter, the parties agreed that the matters be consolidated as all the matters raised the same issues. I consolidated all three matters. The background to the matters is that the applicants bought residential units from the first respondent in a cluster housing scheme being developed by the second respondent on land owned by the first respondent. They also entered into building contracts with the second respondent. More

The facts of this matter together with the documentary evidence to be considered by the court having been agreed on by the parties, I directed with the parties’ consent that the matter proceeds as a special case. The plaintiffs and first and second defendants proceeded to file heads of argument making ready the case for determination. More

On 25 August 2008, the applicant presented, with the Registrar of this court, an Election Petition to set aside the Presidential Election and the subsequent Presidential Run off whose results were announced on 29 June 2008. He simultaneously filed the present application seeking condonation for the late presentation of the election petition. The basis for the application is found in paragraph 23 of the applicant’s founding affidavit. More

The applicant seeks interim relief couched in the following terms: “TERMS OF INTERIM RELIEF SOUGHT Pending the final determination of this matter it is ordered that: 1. The operation of the purported termination of Applicant’s Content Distribution Service License Number CD 0004 through a letter dated 22 August 2017 signed by Second Respondent on First Respondent’s letterhead be and is hereby suspended. 2. Applicant shall be entitled to enjoy the full rights and benefits of its license as if the said letter of 22 August 2017 does not exist. 3. Applicant shall be entitled to distribute the Econet Media Limited... More