Simon Chinganga v Tapson Madzivire and Munashe Shava

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Does a judge who endorses a matter “not urgent” without hearing parties become functus officio?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Judge’s 10 November 2018 endorsement; parties not heard"}
• {"issue_text":"Is an application urgent where a shareholder is removed and deprived of corporate rights without consent?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Resolutions of 3 Nov 2018; prompt launch 9 Nov 2018; commercial prejudice"}
• {"issue_text":"Has applicant established a prima facie case warranting provisional order?","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"CR14 status; disputed resolutions; balance of convenience"}
• {"issue_text":"Is non-joinder of company fatal to application affecting corporate internal affairs?","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Company not cited; relief concerns internal governance"}

Background