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Supreme Court
Portnex International (Pty) Limited v Zimasco (Private) Limited & Kevin Terry N.O.
SC 59/25
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
11 July 2025
Citation
SC 59/25
Neutral Citation
[2025] ZWSC 59
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Kudya JA
Full Bench
Kudya JA
Areas of Law
Arbitration LawCommercial LawCivil Procedure
Keywords
condictio indebitipublic policyarbitral awardreinstatementsecurity for costsstatutory instrumentscurrency changes
Tags
arbitrationcondictio indebitistatutory instrumentscurrency conversionlease agreement
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant showed good cause for reinstatement of abandoned appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Delay of 3 weeks, explanation of administrative error"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether applicant has reasonable prospects of success on intended appeal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Intended appeal challenges arbitral award on public policy grounds"}
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background
Facts of the Case
Background
Applicant sought reinstatement of its appeal against an arbitral award after the appeal was deemed abandoned for failure to pay security for costs. The underlying dispute concerned a furnace leasing agreement affected by Zimbabwe's currency changes in 2019, where the applicant claimed refund of US$ payments and return of appropriated ferrochrome alloy.
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