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Supreme Court
Nickolas Van Hoogstraten v Tapiwa Nelomwe
SC 4/20
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
16 January 2020
Citation
SC 4/20
Neutral Citation
[2020] ZWSC 4
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Appeal
Bench
Presiding
MATHONSI JA
Full Bench
GARWE JAMAVANGIRA JAMATHONSI JA
Areas of Law
Contract LawCommercial Law
Keywords
Asset swap agreementShare transferBreach of contractDamagesAgency relationship
Tags
Contract LawAsset Swap AgreementShare TransferBreach of Contract
legislation
Statutes Cited
- None cited – the judgment is grounded entirely in common-law principles of contract and appellate review.
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether there was a valid agreement between the parties for an asset swap","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Verbal agreement, share transfer, property transfer obligation"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the appellant acted as agent of Zimcor Limited or in personal capacity","issue_type":"fact","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Shares transferred to Zimcor Limited, appellant's signature on transfer documents"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the court a quo erred in ordering delivery of shares or payment of damages","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Shares transferred to third party, shares no longer exist"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The respondent transferred 167275 Old Mutual shares to the appellant's nominee under a verbal asset swap agreement where the appellant would transfer immovable property to the respondent. The appellant failed to transfer the property, leading to cancellation of the agreement and a claim for return of the shares or their value.
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