Gift Bob Samanyau and Thirty-Eight Others v Fleximail (Private) Limited

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"What is the effect of the change in currency effected in February 2009 on debts occurring before the effective date?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Debt arose in Zimbabwe dollars before 2009"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the Labour Court has the power to order payment in the operational currency of debts incurred under the Zimbabwe dollar currency?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Zimbabwe dollar no longer in use"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the principle of currency nominalism has any application in the circumstances of this case?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Parties agreed debt should be paid in foreign currency"}
• {"issue_text":"The method of calculating the quantum of the debt in current realizable currency?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Three conversion methods proposed by applicants"}

Background