Maranatha Ferrochrome (Private) Limited v RioZim Limited

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Was the 2003 sale agreement valid and enforceable?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Absence of subdivision permits, parties’ conduct, statutory requirement"}
• {"issue_text":"If the agreement was illegal, can the plaintiff claim restitution on grounds of unjust enrichment?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Payment of purchase price, 14-year occupation, demolition"}
• {"issue_text":"Is the plaintiff’s claim prescribed?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Date of demolition (2017), date of summons (2018)"}
• {"issue_text":"Can the plaintiff denominate its claim in US dollars?","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Multi-currency regime, timing of loss (2017), SI 85 of 2020"}
• {"issue_text":"Should costs be awarded at attorney and client scale?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Conduct of defendant, breakdown of relationship"}

Background