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Harare High Court
Sabina Altaf Ahmed v Joina Development Company (Private) Limited
HH 315-24
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
26 July 2024
Citation
HH 315-24
Neutral Citation
[2024] ZWHH 315
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Special Case in Terms of Rule 52 of the High Court Rules, 2021
Bench
Presiding
Musithu J
Full Bench
Musithu J
Areas of Law
Contract LawBanking & FinanceCommercial Law
Keywords
SI 33 of 2019SI 142 of 2019RTGS dollarsforeign currency obligationsnovationacknowledgment of debt
Tags
contract lawcurrency conversionacknowledgment of debtnovation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Finance Act (No. 2) Act, 2019
- Finance Act (No. 2) Act, 2019
- Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the defendant's letter of 25 July 2019 constitutes an acknowledgment of debt to pay the sum of US$35,000, or whether by operation of law the defendant is only liable to pay ZWL$35,000","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Debt arose before SI 33 of 2019; acknowledgment made after SI 33 of 2019"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
Plaintiff purchased shop from defendant in 2012. Defendant breached agreement by failing to complete construction. Plaintiff cancelled agreement and defendant acknowledged debt of US$35,000 in letter dated 25 July 2019. Dispute arose whether debt should be paid in US dollars or Zimbabwean dollars following currency reforms.
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