Edmore Taperesu Mazambani v International Export Trading Company (Private) Limited & C. Chitiyo

[2020] ZWSC 88

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Case Details

Court

Supreme Court

Date

29 June 2020

Citation

[2020] ZWSC 88

Judgment No.

SC 88/20

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Appeal

Bench

Presiding

MATHONSI JA

Full Bench

UCHENA JAMAKONI JAMATHONSI JA

Areas of Law

Arbitration lawCommercial lawContract law

Keywords

Arbitral awardSetting asideRegistrationPublic policyBias

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the High Court could set aside an arbitral award that had already been registered for enforcement","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Award registered in HC 900/17 before HC 1064/17 heard"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitrator's alleged bias rendered the award invalid","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Arbitrator's relationship with insurance company director"}
{"issue_text":"Whether the appellant's temporary exclusion from proceedings violated natural justice","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Appellant asked to leave during witness testimony"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The appellant entered into a maize-growing agreement with the first respondent, failed to deliver the agreed quantity, and an arbitral award was made against him. He sought to set aside the award on grounds of arbitrator bias and public policy, but the award had already been registered for enforcement by the High Court before his setting-aside application was heard.

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