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Supreme Court
AC Controls (Private) Limited v Sable Chemical Industries Limited
[2020] ZWSC 18
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
11 February 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWSC 18
Judgment No.
SC 18/20
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
GOWORA JA
Full Bench
GARWE JAGOWORA JAGUVAVA JA
Areas of Law
Contract lawCommercial law
Keywords
Contract formationOffer and acceptanceCounter-offerMeeting of minds
Tags
Contract lawConsensus ad idemCounter-offerPurchase order
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Immigration Act 1971
- Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act 1987
- Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
- Immigration Rules (HC 395)
- European Convention on Human Rights
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997
- Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993
- Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
- Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
- Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
- UK Borders Act 2007
- Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
- Immigration Act 2014
- Immigration Act 2016
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether a valid agreement came into place between the parties","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Exchange of quotation, purchase order, cancellation email"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the agreement was cancelled by the defendant","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Email placing order on hold, timing of cancellation"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether delivery by the plaintiff was done in terms of the cancelled order","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Delivery after cancellation, refusal of acceptance"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the defendant was liable to pay USD 236,520.45","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Delivery of goods, refusal to pay, claim for damages"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The appellant claimed payment for circuit breakers delivered to the respondent, alleging a valid contract existed. The respondent denied liability, claiming it had cancelled the order before acceptance. The High Court found no valid contract existed.
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