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Supreme Court
Grain Marketing Board v Arenel (Private) Limited & Gordon Geddes N.O.
SC 30/21
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
25 March 2021
Citation
SC 30/21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWSC 30
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Gwaunza DCJ
Full Bench
Gwaunza DCJMathonsi JAKudya AJA
Areas of Law
Arbitration lawContract lawCommercial law
Keywords
Arbitral award registrationSpecific performanceForce majeureModel LawArticle 36
Tags
ArbitrationSpecific performanceContract law
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:15] (incorporating the UNCITRAL Model Law)
- Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:15]
- Supreme Court Rules, 2018
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether an arbitral award that does not sound in money can be registered under Article 36 of the Model Law","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Award ordered specific performance not monetary payment"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral award was complete and enforceable","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Award contained main and alternative reliefs"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Grain Marketing Board appealed against the registration of an arbitral award that ordered it to supply 4,353.10 metric tonnes of flour to Arenel (Private) Limited. The Board had stopped supply claiming force majeure due to a government directive but the arbitrator ordered specific performance.
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