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Supreme Court
Salzman et Cie SA v Manojkumar Jivan & The Sheriff of Zimbabwe
SC 70/23
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
24 July 2023
Citation
SC 70/23
Neutral Citation
[2023] ZWSC 70
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
BHUNU JA
Author
CHATUKUTA JA
Full Bench
BHUNU JAMATHONSI JACHATUKUTA JA
Areas of Law
Banking & FinanceCommercial Law
Keywords
foreign obligationcurrency conversionconsent judgmentSI 33/19s 44C Reserve Bank Act
Tags
foreign currencyjudgment debtforeign loancurrency conversion
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Reserve Bank Act
- Supreme Court Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the first respondent's obligation under the consent judgment constitutes a foreign obligation under s 44C(2) of the Reserve Bank Act","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Foreign company, loans from Switzerland, consent judgment in US dollars"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in not making a final determination on the application for revival","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Application for revival was filed, court a quo made no order on it"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
A Swiss company appealed against a High Court judgment that held payment of RTGS $540,000 discharged a US$540,000 judgment debt. The loans were originally advanced in US dollars from Switzerland to a Zimbabwean company, with the first respondent as surety. A consent judgment was entered in 2016 for US$440,000. The first respondent paid RTGS $540,000 in 2021 claiming this discharged the debt under SI 33/19.
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