foreign judgmentregistrationlimitation periodsubstitution of partiesappeal
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foreign judgment registrationcivil procedurelimitation period
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Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether the application for registration of the foreign judgment was filed within the 6-year limitation period prescribed by s5(2)(a)(ii) of the Civil Matters (Mutual Assistance) Act","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Original judgment 17 May 2013; substitution appeal dismissed 28 December 2017; application filed 5 November 2020"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought to register a Zambian High Court judgment in Zimbabwe. The judgment was delivered on 17 May 2013. The respondent was substituted as judgment debtor on 15 September 2015, and an appeal against this substitution was dismissed on 28 December 2017. The application for registration was filed on 5 November 2020. The respondent argued the application was out of time.
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