Bitcon (Private) Limited t/a Kuchi Construction v Two Penny Trading (Private) Limited

HH 363-17

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

9 June 2017

Citation

HH 363-17

Neutral Citation

[2017] ZWHH 363

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

Mangota J

Full Bench

Mangota J

Areas of Law

Civil ProcedureContract LawPrescription

Keywords

Pre-trial conferenceAmendment of pleaSpecial pleaPrescription

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the applicant should be allowed to amend its plea to include a special plea of prescription","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Discovery of prescription at pre-trial conference, respondent's opposition"}
{"issue_text":"Whether prescription can be raised at this stage of proceedings","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Section 20 of Prescription Act allows prescription at any stage"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant sought to amend its plea to include a special plea of prescription that was discovered during a pre-trial conference. The respondent opposed the amendment, arguing that prescription should have been raised earlier and that the real issue was whether payment was made for services rendered.

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