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COURT WATCH 9-2021 - When is a Chief Justice not a Chief Justice

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COURT WATCH 9/2021

[29th May 2021]

When is a Chief Justice not a Chief Justice?

A fortnight ago the High Court ruled that Chief Justice Malaba ceased to be Chief Justice when he turned 70 on the 15th May.  The court ruled that the recent amendment to section 186 of the Constitution, which would allow certain judges to serve until the age of 75, did not apply to Mr Malaba.  The court’s order was as follows:

“It is declared that:

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

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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.

COURT WATCH 14/2020 - Reminder: Con Court Judges Interviews - Monday 28th September

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COURT WATCH 14/2020

[26th September 2020]

Public Interviews of Candidates for Appointment as

Judges of the Constitutional Court:
Monday 28th September at Meikles Hotel

The public interviews of the following candidates for appointment will take place on Monday 28th September in the Stewart Room at Meikles Hotel, Harare.

COURT WATCH 07/2020 - High Court Protects Value of US Dollar Deposits

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COURT WATCH 7/2020

[26th May 2020]

High Court Protects Value of US Dollar Deposits

In an important judgment delivered on the 14th May, High Court Judge Happias Zhou declared that a directive issued by the Reserve Bank under the Exchange Control Act was unconstitutional because, by converting existing bank deposits from US dollars to RTGS dollars at a rate of one US dollar to one RTGS dollar, it effectively devalued the deposits.

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