SI 2022-079 High Court (Commercial Division) (Amendment) Rules, 2022 (No. 2)

Gazetted 22-04-2022

GN 2022-417 Appointment of Judges of the High Court to be Judges of the Electoral Court Division of the High Court

IT is hereby notified that the Chief Justice has, in terms of section 162(1) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and the Judge President of the High Court, appointed the Judges of the High Court listed in the Schedule below to be Judges of the Electoral Court Division of the High Court for the period 1st of March, 2022 to 30th of August, 2022.

COURT WATCH 18-2021 - Nine High Court Judges Appointed

COURT WATCH 18/2021

[1st October 2021]

Nine High Court Judges Appointed

GN 2021-2525 Establishment of a High Court Seat at Chinhoyi

IT is hereby notified that the Chief Justice of Zimbabwe has, in terms of section 47 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06], directed the establishment of a permanent High Court seat at Chinhoyi with effect from 3rd September, 2021.

COURT WATCH 14/2021 - POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC INTERVIEWS of Candidates for High Court Judgeships

COURT WATCH 14/2021

[23rd July 2021]

POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC INTERVIEWS
of Candidates Nominated for High Court Judgeships

SI 2021-202 High Court Rules, 2021

IT is hereby notified that the Chief Justice and the Judge President, after consultation with the committee appointed by the Chief Justice and with the approval of the Minister have, in terms of section 56 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06], made the following Rules:—

COURT WATCH 13-2021 - Public Interviews of Candidates for Nine High Court Judgeships

COURT WATCH 13/2021

[8th July 2021]

Public Interviews of Candidates Nominated for Nine High Court Judgeships

Judicial Service Commission - Nomination Form for Judicial Appointments (High Court)

On 17th June 2021 the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) advertised nine vacancies on the High Court and called for nominations from members of the public of suitably qualified persons to fill these vacancies. This was in compliance with section 180(4) of the Constitution. THE OFFICIAL JSC NOMINATION FORM - DOWNLOADABLE BELOW - MUST BE USED FOR EACH NOMINATION.

COURT WATCH 8/2021 - High Court decides Chief Justice Malaba Has Retired

COURT WATCH 8/2021

[17th May 2021]

High Court Decides Chief Justice Malaba Has Retired

After a hearing on the 14th May that went on into the early hours of the next morning, the High Court delivered a judgment on the 15th May declaring that Chief Justice Malaba had retired from the Bench on reaching his 70th birthday that day – in other words, that he was no longer Chief Justice of Zimbabwe or even a judge.

HC 2021-2128 MUSA KIKA VS MINISTER OF JUSTICE, LEGAL & PARLIARMENTARY AFFAIRS + 19 OTHERS JUDGMENT

Veritas cannot vouch for this document's accuracy. The full judgment is also available on this website here.

J U D G M E N T

SI 2021-107 High Court (Fees and Allowances) (Amendment) Rules, 2021 (No. 24)

IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of section 57 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06], made the following rules: —

1. These rules may be cited as the High Court (Fees and Allowances) (Amendment) Rules, 2021 (No. 24).

SI 2021-106 High Court (Fees) (Civil Cases) (Amendment) Rules, 2021 (No. 12)

IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of section 57 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06], made the following rules:—

1. These rules may be cited as the High Court (Fees) (Civil Cases) (Amendment) Rules, 2012 (No. 12).

HMA 13-10 - Chinanzvavana v Minister of Justice & Others

The downloadable document below contains the March 2019 judgment by Justice Mafusire on the interpretation of section 251 of the Constitution and dealing with the starting point of the 10-year life-span of the National Peace and Reconciliation Co

HH 2021-074 Jarvis and ZimRights v Minister of Justice & Others – Judgment HH 74/21

The judgment downloadable below is the one in which Chinamora J dismissed an urgent chamber application seeking to interdict the enforcement of the new Standard Scale of Fines gazetted in Statutory Instrument 25/2021 on the 25th January 2021

Court Watch 05/2021 - High Court Orders Govt to Disseminate Comprehensive Information on Covid-19

COURT WATCH 5/2021

[6th February 2021]

High Court Orders Govt to Disseminate Comprehensive Information on Covid-19

HC 2021-45 Respondents Notice of Opposition in MISA & Anor v Ministers of Health and Information

RESPONDENT'S NOTICE OF OPPOSITION

TAKE NOTICE THAT the respondents intends to oppose the Urgent Chamber Application on the grounds set out in the affidavits annexed to this notice, and that their address for service is specified below.

DATED at HARARE this day of January 2021.

Note from Veritas

HC 2021-45 MEDIA INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA V MINISTER OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE and MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY

Both Ministers have filed Notice of Opposition to the confirmation of this Provisional Order [Iink]

PROVISIONAL ORDER

TO THE RESPONDENTS

SI 2020-249 High Court (Commercial Division) (Amendment) Rules, 2020 (No. 1)

IT is hereby notified that the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has, in terms of section 56 of the High Court Act [Chapter 7:06], approved the following rules of court made by the Chief Justice, to regulate the proceedings of the Commercial Division of the High Court:—

1. These rules may be cited as the High Court (Commercial Division) (Amendment) Rules, 2020 (No. 1).

SI 2020-226 High Court (Fees and Allowances) (Amendment) Rules, 2020 (No. 23)