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Harare High Court
Bitumat Limited and Venus Independent Petroleum Services (Private) Limited v Paramount Motors (Private) Limited t/a Belleview Service Station and Stephen Tshuma
[2012] ZWHH 129
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
21 March 2012
Citation
[2012] ZWHH 129
Judgment No.
HC 52/11
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
GOWORA J
Full Bench
GOWORA J
Areas of Law
Commercial LawArbitration LawContract Law
Keywords
arbitration clausecontract rectificationmisnomercommercial arbitration
Tags
arbitrationcontract interpretationrectification
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the arbitration clause referring to non-existent \"Arbitration Forum of Zimbabwe\" renders the contract void for vagueness","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Contract clause 14.2 naming arbitration body"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court should rectify the misnomer in the arbitration clause","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Parties' intention to arbitrate disputes"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the contract is illegal due to foreign currency restrictions","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Authorization to sell fuel in foreign currency"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicants, fuel supply companies, entered into an agreement with the first respondent for fuel supply. A dispute arose regarding remittance of proceeds. The applicants sought arbitration but the Commercial Arbitration Centre declined appointment as the contract named "Arbitration Forum of Zimbabwe" which does not exist. Applicants approached court to rectify the arbitration clause.
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