This is an application for rescission of a judgement in matter no. HC 13997/12 granted on 16 January 2013 by this court. The dispute grew out of a lease agreement under which certain disputed amounts for rates, water and electricity and arrear rentals remained owing by the applicant as lessee, to the respondent, Stonler Systems as lessor. The respondent issued summons for the recovery of monies owing and for the eviction of the applicant from the premises where he was running a restaurant. The lessee having failed to enter an appearance to defend, the respondent as lessor obtained a default... More
Applicant seeks the rescission of a judgment of this court, per MANGOTA J, taken in default on 22 March 2022 in case number HC 3823/21. (This order was subsequently amended to address patent errors on 12 April 2022). The judgment related to a dispute over a piece of land located in Chitungwiza. Case number HC 3823/21 commenced as an urgent application resulting in an interim order on 20 July 2021 per CHITAPI J. The order issued (a) certain case management directions to the parties, (b) instructed third respondent to furnish a reportion the piece of land in question and (c),... More
This chamber application was referred to the opposed roll following the filing of opposing papers by the respondent. The application is for registration of a Labour Court order made in favour of the applicant on 13 June 2017 in case No. LC/H/432/17. In terms thereof, the Labour Court decreed as follows;
“1. The Draft Ruling of Nhandara N.O. dated 7 March 2016 be and is hereby confirmed.
2. Respondent be and is hereby ordered to pay Humphrey Chikombero the sum of
$10 533.53 with effect from 30 days from the date of this order.”
The application is made in terms... More
The applicants are Chinese nationals resident in Hong Kong who are seeking an order for stay of execution of a judgment obtained against them in default by the first respondent, another Chinese national, on 23 September 2013 in terms of which they were ordered, jointly and severally, theone paying the others to be absolved, to pay the first respondent the sum of US$12 million together with interest at the prescribed rate and costs of suit, being damages for malicious prosecution. They have since filed an application for the rescission of that judgement in HC8709/13 which application is yet to be... More
On 23 February 2021, the applicant filed this urgent chamber application seeking relief set out in the draft provisional order as follows:
“FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause why an order should not be made as follows;
1. The provisional order be and is hereby confirmed.
2. The Registrar of this Honourable Court be and is hereby directed to set down for hearing the anti-dissipation application in case HC 7094/20 on the next available date on the roll.
3. The Respondent shall bear the costs of this application on an attorney and client scale.
INTERIM RELIEF SOUGHT
1. Pending... More
