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Harare High Court
Paul Gary Friendship v Jeffrey Dick
HH 128/2013
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
1 January 2013
Citation
HH 128/2013
Neutral Citation
[2013] ZWHH 128
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Zhou J
Full Bench
Zhou J
Areas of Law
Civil procedureDefault judgment rescission
Keywords
CondonationRescissionDefault judgmentDelay
Tags
Default judgmentRescissionCondonation
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether condonation should be granted for late filing of rescission application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"5-month delay, lack of supporting documents, threat of sequestration prompted applications"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has provided an acceptable explanation for the delay","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Claim of relying on former legal practitioners, no evidence of their alleged conduct"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought condonation for late filing of a rescission application after default judgment was granted against him. The applications were filed more than five months after the default judgment, with the applicant claiming he only discovered the judgment in December 2011 despite receiving notices of attachment earlier.
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