This matter came before me as an urgent chamber application. The applicant sought and obtained an order against respondent before ZHOU J in HC 723/23. The terms of the said order are as follows:
“In the result, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. Judgment be and is hereby granted in favour of the applicant against the respondent for payment of:
(a) the sum of US$10 718 373.51
(b) interest on the above sum of money at 2% per month from the date of this judgment and
(c) costs of suit on the attorney-client scale.” More
This is an urgent court application for an order directing the respondent to pay the sum of US$13 824 163.22 to the applicant together with costs of suit on the attorney-client scale. The claim arises from an agreement between the parties in terms of which the applicant rendered contract mining services to the respondent. The application is opposed by the respondent. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Labour Court delivered on 14 July 2017 which dismissed with costs an appeal launched in that Court by the appellant against the decision of the respondent’s Appeals Committee dated 20 July 2016. More
This is an application for leave to appeal against the judgment of the High Court dismissing the applicant’s application for discharge at the close of the State case in a criminal prosecution that is yet to be completed. More
On 3rd September 2010 this Court made an order which directed Respondent to reinstate Appellant’s employ without loss of salary or benefits. In the event that reinstatement was untenable, Respondent was directed to pay Applicant damages for loss of employment. On 21st November 2012 Applicant filed this application for quantification of damages. Respondent opposed the application. More
This is an application for bail pending appeal. The five applicants were charged and found guilty of two counts of robbery as defined in s 126 of the Criminal law Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23.] On the first count, they received four years imprisonment of which one year was suspended on condition accused 1, 3, 4 & 5 restitute the first complainant in the sum of US $2 250.00 through the clerk of court by 4pm on 30 November 2013. More
1. This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence. The appellant was convicted on a charge of rape as defined in s 65 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23]. He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. Three years were suspended on appropriate conditions. More
The two applicants seek bail pending trial. They face numerous counts of attempted murder, robbery, assault, theft and malicious damage to property. In respect of some counts they are jointly charged while in others they appear individually. More
On 12 June 2014 at Harare, arbitrator R Matsikidze issued an arbitration award. He dismissed appellants’ claims against respondent. Appellants then appealed to this court against the award. Respondent opposed the appeal. More
This is an urgent application for an interim interdict. The applicants’ draft provisional order is couched in the following wording
“TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT
That you show cause to this Honourable Court why a final order should not be made in the following terms:
1. It be and is hereby declared that the intended withdrawal of Stand 805, Sumben Housing Project, Mt Pleasant, Harare measuring 3384 square metres from the applicants is unlawful and of no force and effect.
2. The respondents’ pay costs of the application jointly and severally the one paying the other to be absolved on... More
This is an application for condonation of late filing of application for review. A dispute arose between the Applicants and the Respondent which was referred for conciliation. The parties could not agree and the matter was referred to arbitration. Applicants were employed on fixed term contracts which were not renewed when they expired. Applicants alleged that they were on contracts without limit of time and the termination of whose contracts on notice was irregular. The arbitrator ruled in favour of the Respondent, dismissing the claim for lack of merit. The award was rendered on 18 September 2013. More
This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court dismissing, with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale, an application for condonation of the failure to apply for the rescission of a default judgment granted in Case No. HC 2424/17 within the time stipulated by the High Court Rules 1971. The appellant had simultaneously filed an application for the rescission of the default judgment. However, this part of the application was abandoned following strenuous opposition by the respondents and with the concurrence of the court a quo. More
The appellant was charged and convicted of the following acts of misconduct under S.I.15 of 2006 of the National Employment Code of Conduct which reads;
“5.1. S4 (a) any act of conduct or omission inconsistent with the fulfilment of the express or implied conditions of his or her contract.
5.2. (f) gross incompetency or inefficiency in the performance of his or her work.
A penalty of dismissal was imposed thereafter. His appeal to the Appeals Officer was dismissed hence the present appeal. More
The applicant who appeared in person sought the following relief: -
“IT IS ORDERED THAT
1. The application be and is hereby granted
2. The 1st Respondent shall within 10 days of this order instruct the 2nd respondent to finalise and advertise the supplementary account as provided for under the law
3. The 1st respondent shall instruct the 2nd respondent to commence the necessary court proceedings to recover all the estate’s unaccounted assets or proceeds from the unauthorised disposal of such assets, within 14 days of this order
4. 1st and 2nd respondent to pay costs jointly each paying the... More
: This is an application wherein an order is sought compelling the respondent to institute review proceedings against the decision of a magistrate to discharge one Irene Moyo at the close of the state case. The latter was on trial on stock theft charges. More
