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Supreme Court
Tendai Bonde v (1) National Foods (2) Registrar Supreme Court of Bulawayo
[2020] ZWSC 159
Case Details
Court
Supreme Court
Date
18 November 2020
Citation
[2020] ZWSC 159
Judgment No.
SC 159/20
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Mathonsi JA
Full Bench
Mathonsi JA
Areas of Law
Civil ProcedureLabour LawCosts
Keywords
condonationtaxationregistrarrecusalbias
Tags
condonationextension of timereview applicationtaxation of costsrecusal
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Supreme Court Rules, 2018
- Supreme Court Rules, 2018
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has made out a case for recusal of Mathonsi JA","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Previous judgment in Bonde v National Foods SCB 2/19"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether condonation is required for an application under r 13 of Supreme Court Rules","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application brought under r 13, no time limits specified"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the application should be struck off the roll","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Application fundamentally flawed, no proper basis for condonation"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant sought condonation and extension of time to note a review application against the taxation of a bill of costs. The taxation arose from a previous dismissal of his appeal with costs. The applicant also sought the recusal of Mathonsi JA on grounds of alleged bias.
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