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This is an application for rescission of judgment handed down by this court on 8th July 2011. For such an application to succeed Applicant must; 1) give reasonable explanation for failing to attend court at the appointed time; and 2) show that it has good prospects of success on appeal. Applicant was served to attend court through a telefax mode. Applicant denies having received the said fax message. In other words Applicant submits that he was never served with a notice to appear in court on 8 July 2011. For default judgment to be competently granted, Applicant should have been... More

This is an appeal against an arbitral award. The award was handed down by arbitrator Mupangani on 8 May 2015. The appellant noted an appeal against that arbitral award in case number LC/MS/56/15. The respondent (City of Masvingo) also noted a cross appeal against the same arbitral award in case number LC/MS/54/15. More

This is an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. The brief facts are that applicant employs the respondents in various capacities. Respondents embarked on a collective job action and applicant sought a show cause order from the Minister which was granted. This court issued a disposal order on 17 March 2016. Applicant intends to approach the Supreme Court on appeal, hence this application. More

This is an application for upliftment of an automatic bar and condonation of late filing of heads of argument. The respondents (appellants in the main matter) filed their heads of argument on the 28th March 2013 and served them on applicant’s legal practitioners of record on the 4th April 2013. (note that applicant is respondent in the matter). More

This is an application for rescission of judgment. The application emanates from a judgment of this court granted in default on 20 May 2015, as a result of the applicant’s failure to file heads of argument. More