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Harare High Court
Musa Kika v Luke Malaba & 3 Ors
HH 297-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
15 June 2021
Citation
HH 297-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 297
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Urgent Application
Bench
Presiding
Muremba J
Full Bench
Muremba JKwenda JMusithu J
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureAdministrative Law
Keywords
withdrawal of applicationwasted costsurgent applicationcase management
Tags
urgent applicationwithdrawal of applicationwasted costs
legislation
Statutes Cited
- none referenced
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court should allow withdrawal of the urgent application","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Notice filed before opposition papers"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether wasted costs should include costs of preparing notices of opposition","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Respondents had prepared opposing papers"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant filed an urgent court application which was set down for hearing on 15 June 2021. An hour before the hearing, the applicant served a notice of withdrawal with a tender for wasted costs. The applicant's lawyers did not appear at the hearing despite being directed to do so.
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