The applicant and the respondent are embroiled in divorce proceedings in which the respondent is the plaintiff, and the applicant is the defendant. On the 10 January 2023, the applicant delivered a notice of intention to amend its plea which was objected to by the respondent on the 19th of January 2023. The amendments sought to be effected are set out as follows:
“A. By the addition of paragraph 6.3.1 to the defendant’s plea, which will read as follows:
6.3.1. As a result of the aforesaid, it would be just and equitable that she be awarded total ownership of the... More
The applicant and the respondent are duly incorporated companies, the applicant according to the laws of Lebanon, and the respondent according to the laws of Zimbabwe. The applicant avers that the respondent is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mineral Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) a body corporate created by a statute of the same name, [Chapter 21:04]. The respondent averred on the contrary that it is wholly owned by the Ministry of Mines and not MMCZ. Nothing turns on the ownership of the respondent because of the nature of the relief sought. Suffice that there is no dispute regarding... More
This ruling is made pursuant to a preliminary objection raised by the third respondent’s counsel at the commencement of oral submissions in this matter. The preliminary point was concerned with the propriety of filing the record of proceedings required in terms of r 62(5) of the High Court rules, 2021 (the rules), on the eve of the hearing of this matter. More
This is one case where both parties did not seriously consider presenting their evidence in a clear and logical manner. The duty for coherence in the presentation of pleadings and evidence before the court lies with the parties. The court has no duty to fill pot holes in the evidence of parties. More
The plaintiff company seeks the eviction of the defendant from 5 Windermere Road Strathaven in Harare (“the property”), holding over damages and costs of suit on a legal practitioner and client scale. More
