This is a chamber application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court, from a decision of the Supreme Court in terms of r 32(2) of the Constitutional Court Rules S.I. 61/2016. The rule provides that “a litigant who is aggrieved by the decision of a subordinate court on a constitutional matter can apply to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal against such decision”. More
The plaintiff issued summons against the defendant claiming payment of the sum of USD42 284.00 and ZAR 40 000.00 which is the total of outstanding school fees benefits and performance bonuses for the years 2011 and 2012, interest on the sums at the rate of 5% per annum from date of summons to date of full payment, a 2008 Volvo S80 or the equivalent value of the car and costs of suit on a legal practitioner and client scale. More
The plaintiff, a trust formed in accordance with the laws, of Zimbabwe, approached the court for the relief of:
1. eviction of the defendant from a portion of Lot 5A Mayfield comprising of “former mushroom ward, physiotherapy room, bathroom and offices situate at the B.S Leon Retirement Village, 1 Monavale Road, Milton Part, Harare;
2. payment of arrear rentals by the defendant in the sum of $23 500-00 at the time of the claim;
3. holding over damages in the sum of $4000-00 per month from May 2015 to date of vacation;
4. interest on the above amounts at the... More
The plaintiff is a Trust formed in terms of an Addendum to a consent order entered into by the defendant and his ex-wife, Colleen Beatrice Benatar. The Addendum was subsequently made an order of this court. More
Judgment in this matter has delayed because of my reassignment to the criminal division soon after I had heard and reserved judgment in this and several other opposed applications. It has been a challenge to get time to devote to writing the reserved judgments as the criminal court has been busy and kept me on my toes. The delay is however regretted and was not intended. More
The plaintiff is a common law universitas of the residents and ratepayers of a suburb called The Grange in the city of Harare. They came together as an association of residents who purchased residential stands from the defendant during the period extending from 2007 to date. The defendant is a property development company that purchased a 60 ha plot of land More
In the two separate applications the applicant seeks orders that the respondents’ names be deleted from the register of legal practitioners plus expenses incurred in instituting the proceedings. The respondents are registered legal practitioners. It is averred by the applicant that the respondents have conducted themselves in an unprofessional manner. This is because prior to the respondents’ admission as legal practitioners they were convicted of a criminal offence. The respondents did not disclose the convictions to the applicant upon applying to be registered as legal practitioners. More
