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On 22 September 2021, following a full trial, the High Court (“the court a quo”) dismissed with costs the appellant’s claim for payment of the sum of US$53 183. This appeal is against that judgment of the court a quo. More

The applicant seeks recognition and registration of an arbitral award granted in its favour by an arbitrator. The parties entered into an agreement whereby the respondent would lease the applicant’s service station in Rusape for purposes of selling its fuel and petroleum products. The respondent operates several such service stations countrywide. [2] A dispute arose between the parties as to when the lease agreement was set to expire. This was after the applicant wrote to respondent advising it of its intention to repossess the premises. Whether the respondent ought to have vacated the premises on the date that applicant argues... More

This is an application in which applicant is seeking: (a) The nullification of an agreement of sale in respect of a piece of land situate in the district of Salisbury called stand 17164 Harare Township of Salisbury Township Lands known as House No. 17164 Sable road Borrowdale West, which agreement was entered into between first and third and fourth respondents. More

This is an appeal against both conviction and sentence consequent to the Regional Court’s decision convicting the appellant on three counts of robbery as defined in s 126 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23] (the Criminal Law Code). He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on each count with a third of the total sentence suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions of good behaviour to leave the effective sentence at 20 years imprisonment. More

Sometime in May 2018, second respondent purchased a certain piece of land in the District of Charter, called Wiltshire 1010, commonly known as Farm 1010 Wiltshire Chivhu (the property|). The Deed of Transfer was executed at Harare on 13 May, 2019. Second applicant took occupation of the property without second respondent’s consent, attempted to erect illegal structures and also placed cattle on the property which are interfering with the developments the second respondent is desirous of constructing. Despite being notified of second respondent’s ownership of the property, second applicant has failed, neglected or refused to vacate the property. Second respondent... More

The applicant filed an urgent application for stay of execution having learnt, through an advertisement, of an intended auction sale of their immovable property at the instance of the first respondent the AFC Commercial Bank (sic). The auction is to be held on 9 December 2022. The applicant borrowed some money from the Bank under an agreement which in terms of s 38 (2) (3) (4) and (5) of the Agricultural Finance Act [Chapter 18:02] as read with the Second Schedule of the Act, allows the Bank in the event of default, to sell property used as security without further... More

This is an appeal against an arbitral award handed down on 17January 2011in which, after finding that the Appellant’s suspension was a nullity the Arbitrator directed that the Appellant be reinstated without loss of salary and benefits from the date of suspension i.e. 8th September 2010. More