The appellant was tried in the Regional Magistrates Court for the Eastern Division sitting at Harare charged with eight counts of fraud as defined in s 136 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Code), one count of corruptly, concealing personal interest in transaction from his principalas defined 173 (a) of the Criminal Code and one count of defeating or obstructing the course of justice as defined in 184 (1) of the Code. More
1. The applicant seeks an order declaring that a court order granted against the respondent was compromised by subsequent settlement agreements entered into by the parties, notably, a deed of settlement and seeks relief based on the settlement. More
The applicant applies for condonation of late noting of appeal and extension of time to note the appeal if condonation be granted. The background to the application is set out below.
The applicant was charged with the offence of Murder as defined in s 47(1)(a) of the Criminal Law Codification & Reform Act, [Chapter 9:23]. He was arraigned for trial before MUSAKWA J (as then he was) sitting with assessors at Mutare on High Court circuit on 19 February 2018. On 23 February 2018, the applicant was convicted of Murder as charged. He was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. More
On 4 June 2020 and 21 September 2020, I heard argument in relation to an application by Goldlock Industries (2003) (Pvt) Ltd (Under Liquidation) for a declaratory order and reserved judgment. The application in casu was brought by the liquidator of the applicant acting under a certificate of appointment issued by the 6th respondent (the Master of the High Court). The relief sought was couched in the following terms:
“IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. That any action or proceedings against the applicant shall not be proceeded with or commenced with effect from the date of the provisional order without the... More
This is an application for the confirmation of draft ruling in terms of section 93 of the Labour Act [Chapter 28:01] (the Act).
At the hearing of this matter, two preliminary points were raised by the second respondent who is the employer party. I use the term employer party loosely bearing in mind that the second respondent disputes that it employed the 1st Respondents. More
This is an appeal against part of the judgment of the High Court (“the court a quo”) which granted an application for the registration of an arbitral award. More
DUBE-BANDA J: This matter was set down on 11 March 2021 in the unopposed motion court. When it was called, Mr Ngwenya, counsel for the applicant then, submitted that the papers were in order, and prayed that the provisional order be confirmed in terms of the draft order. I raised a query that the matter was opposed, and it could not be dealt with in the unopposed motion court. I noted from the file that this matter had previously been set-down in the unopposed motion court, and was removed from the roll. Counsel seemed to agree that indeed the matter... More
