National Foods Ltd v Knight Frank (Pvt) Ltd

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the defendant or the partnership conducted the valuation","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Terms of engagement signed by Knight Frank Zimbabwe; correspondence addressed to partnership"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether defendant and partnership constitute single economic entity","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Shared office space; common logo; overlapping ownership"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff relied on the valuation report","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Mortgage bond registered before report prepared; agreement concluded 15 months later"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether defendant was professionally negligent","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Overvaluation by $150,000; inclusion of improvements from adjoining property"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether plaintiff suffered pecuniary loss","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Property transferred at higher value ($354,970) than original valuation"}

Background