The applicant has approached this court by way of an application for an order placing the estate of the respondent under provisional liquidation. As the respondent is an individual, it is understood and accepted by both parties that what is sought is an order placing the estate of the respondent under provisional sequestration and appointing a trustee to run and manage the financial and business affairs of the respondent More
This matter came before me as an opposed application. The applicant sought confirmation of an interim order that was granted by consent on the 22nd May 2017 by the Honourable JUSTICE TSANGA. More
The appellants were on their own pleas of guilty convicted of contravening s 184(g) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, [Cap 9:23]. They were each sentenced to 12 months imprisonment of which 2 months imprisonment was suspended on condition of future good conduct. More
This is an appeal against magistrate’s refusal to grant bail in terms of s 121(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act [Chapter 9:07].
In appeals such as this one, an appellate court will only interfere with the magistrate’s decision only if the magistrate committed an irregularity or misdirection or if the magistrate exercised her discretion unreasonably or improperly to vitiate her discretion – S v Malunjwa 2003(1) ZLR 276(H) – AG vSiwela SC 20/17 More
The applicants herein seek the rescission of a judgment granted against them in default on 14 June 2010 as a result of their failure to attend a pre-trial conference set down before MTSHIYA J. The background to the dispute is as follows: More