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Harare High Court
Albert Machengete Mashoko v Mashoko/Chikosi Family Trust and Barbara Maonde Chikosi
HH 12-11
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
3 March 2011
Citation
HH 12-11
Neutral Citation
[2011] ZWHH 12
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Karwi J
Full Bench
Karwi J
Areas of Law
Trust lawFamily law
Keywords
Trust amendmentTrustee removalFiduciary breachIrreconcilable differences
Tags
Trust lawTrustee removalFiduciary duties
legislation
Statutes Cited
- No statutes were cited in this judgment. The court relied entirely on common law principles and academic texts.
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the second respondent should be removed as trustee for breach of fiduciary duties","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Failure to account for rentals, refusal to hold meetings, leasing without consent"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the trust should be terminated due to irreconcilable differences between trustees","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Breakdown of marriage relationship, inability to cooperate"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant, who established a family trust during his customary marriage to the second respondent, sought to remove her as trustee after their marriage ended in 2003, alleging abuse of trust property and failure to account for rental proceeds.
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