This is a review application wherein the following relief is sought:-
“1. The decision of the first respondent recommending the demotion of the
applicant to a lower rank in the employ of the fourth respondent is unlawful
and of no force and effect.
2. That the decision of the third respondent in discharging applicant from the
employ of fourth respondent is unlawful, invalid and of no force and effect.
3. That the applicant be reinstated in the employ of the forth respondent on full
pay and benefits with effect from the date of dismissal.
4. That fourth respondent pays the... More
: The applicant was placed on remand in the Magistrates’ Court on 29 November 2011 on three counts of fraud and two counts of theft as defined in s 136 and 113 of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act [Cap 9:23] under case number CRB 8384/11. More
This case involves a long-standing factional fight between the members of a religious group, relating to questions of leadership and proprietary rights. The plaintiff seeks restoration of possession in respect of the church premises in Masvingo. It also seeks an order restraining any disruption of or interference with its lawful activities. The defendants assert their autonomy from the plaintiff and are vehemently opposed to the relief claimed by the plaintiff. More
When an estranged man, incandescent with sardonic fury, walks into the office of an attorney and hysterically remonstrates about the loss of his consortium omnis vitae to another man, the law imposes the same obligation upon the attorney to objectively advise the client as to his rights and remedies as well as the appropriate forum in which such rights may be enforced, as in any other case. The facts and circumstances of the instant case, even though it is an unopposed claim for adultery damages, demand that a written judgment be prepared. More
Gam Plastic (Pvt) Ltd (Gam) is situate at 30 Bristol Road in Workington, Harare. The three respondents collectively hold 50.19% shareholding in Gam. More
The appellant herein issued summons out of the magistrates’ court claiming an order for division of “matrimonial property”. In a document headed “Plaintiff’s Declaration” the plaintiff averred that the parties were customarily married in 1996 and were blessed with three children. He averred that the parties’ union had irretrievably broken down with the parties living separately albeit in the same house. He averred that there were no prospects of a reunion as they were no longer affording each other conjugal rights. He further averred that it would be just and equitable if the listed property acquired during the subsistence of... More
The background to this matter is as follows. A labour dispute arose between the parties in 2009 and was referred to compulsory arbitration. The arbitrator found that the applicant had been constructively dismissed and ordered the parties to agree on damages in lieu of reinstatement. The respondent appealed against this award to the Labour Court and also applied for stay of execution. The application for stay was dismissed on 3 December 2010, while the appeal was heard on 24 February 2011 and then dismissed on 3 June 2011. On 4 March 2011, the arbitrator quantified the damages in lieu of... More
