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Harare High Court
Hothfield Enterprises (Private) Limited and Tony Renato Sarp v Triangle Limited and Tungamirai Rukatya and TIV Estate and CBZ Bank Limited
HH 394-25
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
3 July 2025
Citation
HH 394-25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWHH 394
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Dembure J
Full Bench
Dembure J
Areas of Law
Civil procedureAmendment of pleadingsPostponement of trial
Keywords
PostponementAmendmentLocus standiSpecial pleaDelayNon-compliancePrejudice
Tags
Postponement applicationAmendment of pleadingsLocus standiSpecial pleaDelaying tactics
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
- Human Rights Act 1998
- European Convention on Human Rights (Art 6)
- European Convention on Human Rights (Art 8)
- European Convention on Human Rights (Art 10)
- European Convention on Human Rights (Art 13)
- Immigration Act 1971
- Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
- Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004
- Criminal Appeal Act 1968
- Criminal Appeal Act 1995
- Supreme Court Act 1981
- Courts and Legal Services Act 1990
- Access to Justice Act 1999
- Constitutional Reform Act 2005
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
- Legal Services Act 2007
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
- Criminal Justice Act 1988
- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- Criminal Justice Act 2003
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
- Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011
- Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014
- Investigatory Powers Act 2016
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Data Protection Act 2018
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- Official Secrets Act 1989
- Terrorism Act 2000
- Terrorism Act 2006
- Counter-Terrorism Act 2008
- Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
- Immigration and Terrorism Act 2008
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
- Immigration Act 2014
- Immigration Act 2016
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether there is good cause for the postponement of the trial","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Defendants' non-compliance with court order; length of delay; prejudice to plaintiffs"}
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background
Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiffs instituted action in 2017 against defendants for unlawful diversion of farming proceeds. After various interlocutory applications, the matter was set for trial in 2025. Defendants sought postponement to file applications to amend their pleas to raise locus standi special plea based on state land acquisition. Court found no good cause for postponement.
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