Fuss Diamonds (Private) Limited (In Liquidation) v Marange Resources (Private) Limited and Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (Private) Limited

HH 659-18

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

24 October 2018

Citation

HH 659-18

Neutral Citation

[2018] ZWHH 659

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Trial

Bench

Presiding

Mabhikwa J

Full Bench

Mabhikwa JMuzenda J

Areas of Law

Company lawCivil procedure

Keywords

Foreign company in liquidationLocus standiCitationRecognition of foreign liquidators

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether a foreign company in liquidation can sue in Zimbabwe in its own name","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Plaintiff is foreign company in liquidation"}
{"issue_text":"Whether foreign liquidators must seek leave of court before instituting proceedings","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Liquidators are foreign and not cited"}

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Facts of the Case

Background

An Israeli company in liquidation sued two Zimbabwean companies for breach of a diamond purchase agreement. The defendants raised a special plea challenging the plaintiff's locus standi to sue in its own name while in liquidation and without its foreign liquidators being cited or recognized by the Zimbabwean court.

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