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1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Administrative Court handed down by Mandeya J on 13 May 2022. After hearing submissions from counsel for the parties the court dismissed the appeal with costs indicating that reasons for the order would be given in due course. These are the reasons. More

This is an application for variation of the consent paper and divorce order granted by this court under cover case number HC 125/14. The basis of the application is section 9 of the Matrimonial Causes Act (Chapter 5:13) (The Act), and section 81 (2) (3) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 20 2013. (the Constitution) More

: The applicant approached this court on urgency seeking the following order: TERMS OF FINAL ORDER SOUGHT ARE AS FOLLOWS: That you show cause to the Honorable court why a final order should not be in the following terms:- 1. The first respondent be and are hereby ordered to demolish any structures which he erected on Stand 40295 Belvedere, Harare or subdivided portion thereof known as Stand 41550 Belvedere, and fill up all the trenches dug there at pending the finalization of the case in HC 2973/21. 2. The first respondent is interdicted from effecting any developments or taking occupation... More

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Intellectual Property Tribunal of Zimbabwe, “the Tribunal”, delivered at Harare on 29 May 2019 wherein the Tribunal upheld the appeal noted by the respondent against the decision of the Registrar of Trade Marks. More

In this opposed matter applicant seeks the cancellation of a memorandum of lease No. 2023 Hippo Valley Estates, Farm 54, Chiredzi Ref. LF/1978. The background to the matter is as follows: The applicant has an offer letter with respect to S/D 16 of Farm 54, Lot 3 of Buffalo Range, Chiredzi District. On the other hand first respondent holds the lease referred to earlier which lease was between the first respondent and the second respondent. The said lease relates to a pack shed situated at Farm 54 Hippo Valley more fully described as Lot 3 of Buffalo Range. The lease... More

On the 10th of January 2019, firstrespondent obtained a decree of divorce after obtaining applicant’s consent as evidenced by a consent paper filed of record. Custody of a minor child, SorynNashePazvakavambwa (born on the 4th of November, 2012) was granted to the applicant with first respondent exercising reasonable access More

This is a constitutional application. The applicants want s 4 and s 6(1)(b) of the Communal Land Act [Chapter 20:04] declared ultra vires the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The draft order does not identify which particular sections of the Constitution the impugned provisions allegedly conflict with. But according to the founding affidavit, the impugned provisions are an infringement of the applicants’ right to life; their right to human dignity; their right to property; their right to equal protection and benefit of the law; and their right to culture and language, allegedly as protected by s 48; s 51; s 72; s... More