ZIMASCO (PRIVATE) LIMITED v PORTNEX INTERNATIONAL (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED and KEVIN TERRY (N.O.)

HH 205-21

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Case Details

Court

Harare High Court

Date

28 April 2021

Citation

HH 205-21

Neutral Citation

[2021] ZWHH 205

Outcome

unknown

Case Type

Application

Bench

Presiding

TAGU J

Author

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Full Bench

TAGU J

Areas of Law

Arbitration LawCivil ProcedureCommercial Law

Keywords

Arbitrator recusalIssue estoppelPartial awardPoint in limine

Key Issues

{"issue_text":"Whether the application for recusal is barred by issue estoppel arising from the judgment in HH 34/21.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The previous judgment directed parties to complete arbitration; the current application seeks recusal before completion."}
{"issue_text":"Whether a point of law can be raised at the commencement of the hearing even if not in the founding papers.","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The point on estoppel was not in the opposing affidavit but raised at hearing."}

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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant (ZIMASCO) and the first respondent (PORTNEX) entered into a lease agreement for furnaces, which led to disputes over the currency of rent payments. The parties appointed the second respondent (Kevin Terry) as an arbitrator, who issued a Partial Award in favor of the first respondent. The applicant sought to set aside the Partial Award and also applied for the arbitrator's recusal. The first respondent raised a point in limine based on issue estoppel from a related High Court judgment.

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