Bulawayo High Court - 2006 June

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June 2006
Amendment of damages allowed; defective warrant shielded by Police Act s67 where officers acted bona fide, claim dismissed.
Civil procedure – amendment of pleadings and quantum due to hyperinflation; search and seizure – validity of warrant issued without jurisdiction; Police Act s67 – protection for officers acting in obedience to defective warrants; bona fide conduct and absence of mala fides; requirement of knowledge of court interdict before liability
28 June 2006
Applicant seeking stay of execution of default judgment must show clear right, irreparable harm and favorable balance of convenience.
Urgent interlocutory relief – interim interdict to stay execution of a default judgment – Setlego test (clear right, irreparable harm, balance of convenience) – default judgment and possession – rescission remedy
21 June 2006
Bail pending appeal refused where misdirection on community service was minor and absconding risk (foreign nationals) outweighed appeal prospects.
Bail pending appeal — primary considerations: prospects of success on appeal and likelihood of absconding; trial misdirection — failure to consider community service; foreign nationals and risk of absconding; economic offences and sentencing weight.
21 June 2006
A bidder's counter-offer cancels the original contract; applicant failed to prove interdict requirements, so application dismissed.
Contract law — counter-offer cancels original acceptance; Civil procedure — interim interdict: requirements (clear right, apprehension of breach, no alternative remedy); Urgent applications — duty of full disclosure; cannot seek postponement to cure material omissions
14 June 2006