On the 1st of August 2022 plaintiff issued summons against the defendants in which he was claiming:
a) Cancellation of a deed of transfer made in favour of first and second defendants in respect of an immovable property known as a certain piece of land situate in the district of Charter, called the remainder of Swindon, measuring 746, 7170 hectares (The Property) held under deed of transfer 8373/2002.
b) Costs of suit on an attorney client scale against 1st defendant More
The plaintiff instituted action for divorce and ancillary relief. The parties married under customary law in 1991. The marriage was later solemnized under the Marriages Act in 1997. There are parties two minor children one of whom is now a major. More
The appellant, a private in the Zimbabwe National Army was convicted, on his own plea of guilty, of culpable homicide as defined in section 49 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. He was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment of which 2 years imprisonment was suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour. He appeals against that sentence. More
This is an urgent application for stay of execution of a writ of execution issued pursuant to the judgment granted in Case No. HC 8103/14. The writ was issued to enable the second respondent to recover the taxed costs awarded in HC 8103/14. The applicant has instituted a court application under case No. HC 4856/17 for review of the taxation of the costs. The relief in casu is being sought pending the determination of that application for review. The application is opposed by the second respondent. More
On 17 February 2016 the first respondent was granted judgment against the applicant for, inter alia, payment of a sum of US$3 872 123.00 together with interest thereon at the prescribed rate calculated from 28 February 2013 to the date of payment in full, and costs of suit on the legal practitioner and client scale. The first respondent subsequently had his bill of costs taxed. The taxing officer allowed a sum of US$205 602.00. Pursuant to the taxation of the bill of costs the first respondent caused a writ of execution to be issued on 23 May 2017. On 31... More
