The 2nd respondent instituted proceedings for divorce and ancillary relief in case No. HC 1195/04 against the applicant. The applicant filed a counter-claim in which he cited the 1st respondent as the 2nd defendant in that matter. He claimed from the 1st respondent adultery damages alleging that the 1st respondent was the man with whom the second respondent had committed adultery. During the pre-trial conference, the court queried the propriety of joining the 1st respondent in a counter-claim. The applicant now seeks, in terms of Order 13 Rule 87 of the High Court Rules, to join the 1st respondent to... More
A point in limine raised in this matter is that of locus standi, more specifically being that a grandparent has no standing in our law to seek shared access with the biological parent who has custody of the children. The application before me is made under the rubric of the “best interests of the child” under common law and as provided for in our Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No 20) Act of 2013. The trigger to the application arises from events following the death of applicant’s daughter who died on the 15th of January 2022. She left behind two minor... More
This is an urgent application for provisional relief staying execution of a judgment of this court granted on 26 March 2012 pending the hearing of a rescission of judgment application which has been filed by the applicant. More
The applicant and the first respondent are mining entities registered in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe. A mining dispute arose between the two entities and it was adjudicated upon by the second respondent. The second respondent’s decision was taken up on review by the applicant and it is pending before this court. Further disturbances occurred on the disputed mining site prompting the applicant to approach this court on an urgent basis. The relief sought is set out in the draft provisional order as follows: More
This is an application for a compelling order. The relief sought is couched as follows;
“1. The 1st Respondent be and is hereby ordered to prepare an agreement of sale for stand number 210 Mt Pleasant encompassing the terms recorded in the offer letter dated 15 December 2016 addressed by the Applicant and signed by the 2nd Respondent.
2. The second Respondent be and is hereby directed to sign the agreement of sale between the Applicant and the 1st respondent as directed paragraph 1 above.
3. The 2nd Respondent processes and signs all such documents as may be necessary to... More
