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Supreme Court
Farai Bwatikona Zizhou v The Taxing Officer (Rita Marque Mbatha)
[2020] ZWSC 7
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
20 January 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWSC 7
Judgment No.
SC 7/20
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Review
Bench
Presiding
Makarau JA
Full Bench
Makarau JA
Areas of Law
Costs and taxationAdministrative review
Keywords
Bill of costsTaxationUnited States dollarsLegal tenderStatutory instruments
Tags
Taxation of costsReview proceedingsCurrency denomination
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Legal Practitioners Act
- Exchange Control Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether a bill of costs taxed in United States dollars after S.I. 142 of 2019 is lawful","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Bill taxed on 8 July 2019; S.I. 142 published 24 June 2019"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether parties can consent to denomination in foreign currency contrary to law","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Second respondent claimed applicant consented to USD denomination"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether costs for services of non-registered legal advisers are recoverable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Second respondent paid T.S. Labour Specialists for legal advice"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought review of a bill of costs taxed in United States dollars, arguing this was unlawful after S.I. 142 of 2019 made the local currency sole legal tender. The second respondent claimed parties had agreed to the USD denomination.
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