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 is an application for rescission of a default judgment that was filed in terms of r 27(1) of the High Court Rules, 2021 (the Rules). The default judgment was granted by this court on 11 June 2024. The applicant also sought an order of costs in the event that the application was opposed. More
At the hearing of this matter, preliminary points that were raised by the parties were abandoned and are not the subject of this judgment. The crisp question for determination by this honorable court is whether or not the 3rd Respondent can re-register a birth of a child born out of wedlock and ascribe paternity of that child to a dead person. More
This is an application for rescission of judgment. After hearing argument, I dismissed the application with costs on a legal practitioner and client scale. The applicants have requested written reasons for the decision. These are they.
[2] The facts of this matter are that the order sought to be rescinded was granted on 1 February 2023. The deponent to the founding affidavit in support of the application is Mr Machingauta. The deponent avers that he is counsel of the applicants, i.e., respondents in HC 2551/20 the main matter. He depones that he misdiarized the set down date in the main... More
[1]This is a court application for a declaratory order and consequential relief. The applicant approached the court in terms of s 85 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, 2013 (“the Constitution”) as read with s 14 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06]. The applicant seeks an order in the following terms: More
This is an opposed chamber application in which the applicant, Angela Madamombe, is cited in her capacity as executrix dative of the estate of the late Godfrey Madamombe. The applicant is the daughter of the late Godfrey Madamombe. The first respondent is a buyer of the property in dispute. The second respondent is cited in his official capacity as the Registrar of Deeds, Bulawayo. 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
