This is an appeal against the decision of the Respondent Disciplinary Authority which dismissed the Appellant on the basis of charges of corruption which were leveled against her in 2011.
The facts of the case are that the Appellant who was in the employ of the Respondent as a clerk of court based at Chipinge Magistrates Court at the time of the allegations was brought before a Disciplinary Committee facing allegations of contravening the Public Service Regulations 2000 as amended as read with the Judicial Service Transitional Regulations 2010. More
The first applicant is a director and shareholder in the second applicant, a registered company operating a trucking business. The first applicant is married to the respondent. However, on 2 November 2023, the respondent filed summons for divorce and other ancillary relief before this court in case number HCH 7124/23 and the said matter is still pending. The first applicant avers that she holds 33% shareholding in the second applicant and that the other shares were held by one Newman Ishe Chinofunga who has since relinquished his shareholding and directorship duties in the company. These averments were not disputed by... More
This is an appeal against the whole judgement of the High Court handed down on 14 March 2018, dismissing the appellant’s counter claim against the first respondent. More
MAKONI J: The plaintiff issued summons out of this court claiming damages in the sum of $100 000-00, interest at the prescribed rate from date of issue of summons to date of payment and costs of suit. More
It being the court’s considered view that this appeal was without merit, vexatious and abuse of court process we dismissed the appeal with costs on an attorney-client scale on 23 February 2017. More
This is an appeal against the decision of the arbitrator where he declined to compel the parties to the instant case to introduce housing allowance in their 2012 negotiations at N.E.C. level. He however went on to advise the parties that in the then circumstances they had to leave the matter in the hands of the works council. More
This matter makes bad reading and its background can be summarised as follows:-
After the arbitrator had considered the submissions made by both the applicant and the first respondent, the Arbitrator determined the matter in favour of the first respondent and ordered the applicant to pay the respondent a total sum of $10 060-00 (ten thousand and sixty dollars) for having unfairly terminated the latter’s employment. This determination was made on 17 November 2011. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court of Zimbabwe handed down on 9 September 2020 in which it ruled that the arbitral award granted against the first respondent be set aside and the matter be referred to a different arbitrator. More
This is an application for summary judgment.
The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant on 10 September 2009 claiming the following:
1. Payment of the amount of US$52 579.51 with interest thereon capitalized monthly at the rate of 12 % per annum from 7 September 2009 to date of payment in full;
2. Costs of suit on the scale between legal practitioner and client together with collection charges
3. An order declaring the mortgaged property to be especially executable. More
This is an application for an order setting aside a deed of settlement executed by the applicant and the respondent in Case HC 2810/17. The applicant’s prayer as set out in the draft order reads as follows:
“IT IS ORDERED THAT,
1. The Deed of Settlement signed between the applicant and the respondent in case No HC 2810/17 and filed with the Registrar of the High Court on 27 November 2017 be and is hereby set aside.
2. The respondent shall pay the applicant’s costs on a legal practitioner and client scale.” More
This is a chamber application for the dismissal of the first and second respondents’ application in case No. HC 2702/18 for want of prosecution. The application is in terms of Order 32 r 236 (3) (b) of the High Court Rules, 1971.
Background
A certain immovable property belonging to second respondent was sold in execution to fourth respondent by private treaty for $230 000.00. The sale was pursuant to writ issued in case No. HC 9692/13.First and secondrespondents who are some of the judgment debtors in case No. HC 9692/13 objected to the sale. They undertook to bring before third... More
In November, 2004, the respondents as owners of the applicant sold the assets and goodwill of applicant to Construction Resources Africa, a company duly represented by Danny Musukuma. There were various terms and conditions pertaining to the sale of the assets and the goodwill as well as the directorship and the shareholding of the applicant company. In 2006 a dispute arose regarding the sale agreement. This led to the respondents to purportedly cancel the sale and instituted vindicatory proceedings in case number HC 109/07. The trial in that case has since gone through and judgment was reserved by my sister... More
On 9 January 2007 the plaintiff herein instituted proceedings against the defendant by way of summons for an order for its ejectment from three immovable properties. The defendants filed papers in defence of the claim and in due course the matter was referred to a judge in chambers for the holding of a pre-trial conference. Issues for trial were agreed by the parties at the pre-trial conference and thereafter the matter was referred to trial. When the matter was called for trial Mr Uriri on behalf of the defendant indicated to the court that the defendant had a preliminary issue... More
