Augustus Close Holdings (Private) Limited v Taxing Officer and The Farmakas Trust and Antony Antoniou and Paidamoyo Kurunere and Carol Hobbart and John George Sampson and City of Harare and Director of Works

HH 668-25

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

27 October 2025

Citation

HH 668-25

Neutral Citation

[2025] ZWHH 668

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Review

Bench

Presiding

DEME J

Full Bench

DEME J

Areas of Law

Civil ProcedureCosts LawContract Law

Keywords

taxation of costscompromise agreementconsentbill of costsreviewRule 72

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether a decision for bill of costs reached through consent of parties and endorsed by the taxing officer can be set aside by application for review","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Parties reached compromise agreement on costs; applicant consented to taxation"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought review of a taxing officer's decision to tax a bill of costs in its favour despite no court order granting such costs. The parties had reached a compromise agreement on costs, which the applicant later sought to challenge through review proceedings.

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