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Supreme Court
Rita Marque Mbatha v Farai Bwatikona Zizhou (2) Taxing Officer
[2020] ZWSC 98
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
23 June 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWSC 98
Judgment No.
SC 98/20
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Kudya AJA
Full Bench
Kudya AJA
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureCostsCurrency Regulations
Keywords
taxation of costsRTGS dollarsres judicatarule 449functus officio
Tags
costs taxationcurrency conversionprocedural review
legislation
Statutes Cited
- High Court Rules, 1971
- Supreme Court Rules, 2018
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Does this court have jurisdiction to review a judgment of another judge of the Supreme Court under r 449 on the ground of failure to consider res judicata?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant raised res judicata orally; judgment delivered 20 January 2020"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought correction of a Supreme Court judgment that set aside a bill of costs taxed in US dollars, arguing the court failed to consider res judicata. The application was opposed on jurisdictional grounds.
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