On 7 January 2014, the appellant was admitted to the Avenues Clinic, a private hospital run by the respondent. At the time of admission, she was expecting her first child. She suffered a miscarriage a few days after she was admitted to the hospital. She then sued the respondent for damages as a result of the miscarriage. The matter proceeded to trial before the High Court. After the close of the plaintiff’s case, the respondent applied for absolution from the instance. The court ordered that the respondent be absolved from the instance and ordered More
The court action between the parties was set down for hearing on the continuous court roll for Wednesday the 31st January and Thursday the 1st of February 2011.
It is pertinent to note that a Joint Pre-Trial Conference minute had been filed of record and signed by both parties’ legal representatives.
The matter was referred to trial by HUNGWE J on 28 June, 2017.
As for this court was concerned all the issues for trial had been settled by and between the parties. More
The appellant, “Old Mutual Zimbabwe” created a trust, whose purpose, as captured in the trust Recordal “was to promote the objectives of the Indigenisation Laws and to comply therewith, and as an incentive scheme for the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries.” The Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment, who was the authority responsible for administering the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act [Chapter 14:33], gave his approval of the trust and confirmed that it complied with the legislation on Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment. More
The plaintiff a company duly incorporated in accordance with the laws of Zimbabwe, instituted a claim for payment of a sum of US$39 895-97 together with interest thereon at the rate of 5% per annum and costs of suit on the attorney-client scale. More
The plaintiff and the defendant entered into an agreement for the supply of fertilizer. Pursuant to that agreement the plaintiff alleged that it paid US$124 500 to the defendant fertilizer. The defendant failed to deliver. The plaintiff therefore issued out summons for payment of the $124 500 being restitution for the amount paid and interest at the prescribed rate of 5% per annum from 22 September 2017 to the date of payment in full, and costs of suit on an attorney client scale. More
The plaintiff in this matter claims from the defendant the sum of
US$64 544.45 (Sixty four thousand five hundred and forty four dollars and forty-five dollars) being damages arising from a road traffic accident between his commuter omnibus and a late motor cyclist formerly employed by the defendant which he blames on the deceased employee of the defendant, interest at the prescribed rate from date of summons to the date of full and final payment of the judgment debt and costs of suit on a legal practitioner –client scale. More
