The Trustees for the Time Being of Caps Pharmaceutical Trust v Caps Holdings Limited and Caps (Private) Limited and Minister of Industry and Commerce N.O. and A.M. Ebrahim (Hon Retired Judge) N.O.
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral award should be set aside on grounds including that it was based on a non-existent arbitration agreement, deviated from the terms of reference, and is contrary to public policy.","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The dispute over the validity of the 2016 agreement and the scope of the arbitration."}
{"issue_text":"Whether the arbitral award should be registered as an order of the court.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The existence of the award and the dismissal of the application to set it aside."}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought to set aside an arbitral award that found the Minister of Industry and Commerce's appointment of a board for Caps (Private) Limited to be lawful. The applicant claimed the arbitration was based on a 2011 shareholders agreement, while the arbitrator and the Minister relied on a 2016 share sale agreement between the former owner and the Government of Zimbabwe, which the applicant argued was invalid and violated pre-emptive rights. The court dismissed the application to set aside the award and granted the application to register it.
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