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Supreme Court
Lovemore Chaza v Never Chawareva & Minister of Local Government Public Works and National Housing
SC 02/18
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
26 October 2017
Citation
SC 02/18
Neutral Citation
[2018] ZWSC 02
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
Gwaunza JA
Full Bench
Gwaunza JAHlatshwayo JAZiyambi AJA
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureAppellate Practice
Keywords
default judgmentheads of argumentstriking offrescission
Tags
default judgmentright of audienceprocedural irregularity
legislation
Statutes Cited
- None (no statute or statutory instrument is referred to in the judgment).
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether an appellant who was barred in the court a quo for failure to file heads of argument has right of audience before the Supreme Court","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Appellant barred for failure to file heads of argument"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant had been barred in the court a quo for failure to file heads of argument. Despite this, the court a quo proceeded to consider the merits and delivered judgment. The first respondent challenged the appellant's right of audience before the Supreme Court, arguing that the judgment a quo was a default judgment and the appellant should have sought rescission before appealing.
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