Appeal against refusal of bail pending appeal
The applicants who face charges of fraud were denied bail by the magistrate’s court. In order to reverse the findings of the lower court it is trite that the misdirection complained of must appear from the record of proceedings in theexercise by the court ofitsdiscretion. See Barrows& Another v Chimponda 1991 (1) ZLR 58 (S) and Aitken & Anorv Attorney General 1992 (1) ZLR 249(S). More
The first respondent is a registered trade union for the baking industry. The first and the second applicants were in 2015 employed in the baking industry and were members of the first respondent. They were elected into the national executive of the first respondent as President and National Treasurer respectively at the first respondent’s National Congress held between 19 and 21 February 2015. Their tenure of office was to expire in 2020. Their employment in the industry was terminated by their respective employers in the same year, that is in 2015. On 24 September 2016, the Bakery Industry Workers Union... More
The applicant brings an application to compel the return of his biscuit making equipment which is in the possession of the first and second respondents. More
On 10 August 2012 after hearing counsel for the applicant and the first respondent I granted the following provisional order;
“INTERIM RELIEF GRANTED
Pending return date the applicant is granted the following:-
1. 1st respondent or his assignee be and is hereby ordered to stop forthwith quarrying activities on the applicant’s farm namely Coburn 27A till finalisation of the matter on the return date.
2. 2nd respondent or his assignee be and is hereby barred from authorising the 1st respondent from carrying out quarrying activities on the applicant’s farm namely Coburn 27A till finalisation of this matter on the return... More
