Zimbabwe Open University v Gideon Magaramombe and The Deputy Sheriff Harare N.O.

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant's legal practitioner had authority to depose to the affidavit on behalf of the applicant","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The deponent was the Director Legal Services of the applicant"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the application was irregular due to an error in the preamble","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The preamble stated the appeal was pending in the High Court when it was actually in the Labour Court"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant came to court with dirty hands","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"The applicant allegedly frustrated the Deputy Sheriff from effecting a High Court order"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the matter was urgent","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"The applicant waited until the day of attachment to launch the application"}

Background