This is an application brought in terms of Rule 67 (1) of the High Court Rules, 2021 for an order that respondent contributes towards applicant’s legal costs. The applicant contends that she has no financial means to pay for her legal costs in a pending divorce under case number HC 1037/20. The application is opposed. Respondent argues that applicant has adequate income to fund her legal expenses, and in any event the amount being claimed by applicant is exaggerated. Respondent contends that the application is an abuse of court process and borne out of malice and vindictiveness. More
1. This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the court a quo in which it granted the first respondent’s claim for a cancellation of a deed of transfer No. 4370/2015 dated 22 August 2018 which had been made in favour of the appellant. After hearing submissions, by both counsels, the court delivered an extempore judgment dismissing the appeal with costs. A request has been made for a copy of the handed down judgment. It is set out hereunder. More
This is an appeal against the entire judgment of the High Court handed down on 7 December 2020, in which the court a quo dismissed the appellant’s application for an interim interdict against the respondent. More
The plaintiff and the defendant were married in Harare on 10 June 2009 in terms of the Marriages Act [Chapter 5:11]. Prior to that, the parties were in a customary union the rituals of which were performed in or about December 1997. The parties have four children together as follows;
1. Laura Natasha born 19 July 1998;
2. Vimbainashe born 30 January 2003;
3. Anopaishe born 1 August 2010; and
4. Morris Taonanyasha born 18 January 2013. More
This is an appeal against an order which was granted by the Magistrates Court. The appellant, then applicant, approached the court a quo with an ex parte application for stay of sale of a motor vehicle pending rescission of default judgment wherein the following interim relief was granted:-
“That pending the finalization of the Application for rescission of judgment filed of record, the respondent be and is hereby ordered not to sell the motor vehicle repossessed from applicant.” More
The two applicants are members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) who were convicted in the Magistrates Court of the offence of “Criminal abuse of office” (i.e. C/S 174 (1) (a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act, Chapter 9:23). The nub of the charge was that they unlawfully and irregularly released two suspects they had apprehended on drug related charges. Irregular in that such release did not conform with laid down police procedures. Following their conviction, they were each sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment, six of which were suspended for 5 years on the usual conditions. More
In this matter applicant filed an urgent chamber application for stay of execution pending determination of applicant’s application for rescission of a default judgment which the first respondent obtained against the applicant in HC 6085/21. First respondent opposed the application.
The relevant background is that first respondent sued applicant under HC 6085/21 for an ejectment from No 17 Ridgeway North, Colne Valley, Harare which matter applicant defended as a self-actor. HC 6085/21 was set down for a hearing on 2 June 2022 before MANGOTA J. On 2 June 2022 first respondent represented by Mr V Mhungu obtained a default judgment... More
