On the 10th of October 2020, the Appellant entered into a 5-year employment contract with the Respondent as an Assistant Project Manager. The contract was supposed to subsist from 10th October 2020 to 30th September 2025. On the 6th of February 2023, the Appellant received a letter of termination of his employment contract from the Respondent. The letter gave the Appellant only two weeks’ notice. On 23rd March 2023, the Appellant through his legal practitioners, wrote in response to the Respondent. He indicated that the notice period was unlawful as it fell short of the 3 months demanded by the... More
This civil trial matter was heard on 7 March 2025. The first and second defendants raised a point of law that the matter is res judicata in that there is a prior extant court order that settled the issue of ownership of the property in question. It was argued that the trial cannot be held to determine the same issue already determined by this court. It was further argued in the alternative that the matter is moot and the court ought to decline to exercise its jurisdiction over the matter. After hearing oral submissions from the parties’ legal practitioners, the... More
The appellant appeals against conviction and sentence. He was convicted after a trial on three (3) counts of stock theft and failure to comply with conditions of his firearm certificate in contravention of s114 (2) (a) of the Criminal Law [Codification and Reform] Act (Chapter 9:23) and the Firearms Act (Chapter 10:09) respectively. More
This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court (the ‘court a quo’) handed down on 2 April 2024 under judgment number HH 139/24. The court a quo dismissed the appellant’s application for condonation of failure to file an application for the rescission of a default judgment within the permitted time. More
This is an appeal against the determination of the Acting Chief Executive Officer, sitting as an Appeals Authority dated 11th March, 2024.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The Appellant was employed by the Respondent as a cashier. Appellant was suspended on 19th February, 2024. He was later charged with the offence of “Gross Negligence” under S.I 42 of 2022 offence 2.3.1. The Appellant was called for a hearing on the 22nd of February and Appellant was duly acquitted of the charge having been found not guilty. The Respondent appealed against the ruling to the C.E.O who in turn set aside the finding made... More
Appellant was employed by the Respondent as a panel beater. Allegations of misconduct were levelled against the Appellant which resulted in him being brought before a Disciplinary Committee. That Committee found Appellant guilty and recommended his dismissal. He appealed to the Appeals Officer. The Appeals Officer upheld the decision of the Disciplinary Committee and dismissed his appeal. Appellant has approached this Court for relief. More
This matter concerns a claim for unpaid legal fees by the plaintiff, a prominent law firm, represented by Mrs. Beatrice Mtetwa. The defendant, Ms. Marian Chombo, engaged the plaintiff to represent her during acrimonious divorce proceedings that spanned several years. Despite receiving extensive legal services, the defendant failed to settle the agreed legal fees, leading to this action. More
