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Approach re: Contract of Hire, Letting, Supply of Goods and Services, Service Agreements and Fiscal Considerations

HH88-09 : ALLIANCE FRANCAISE vs ADRIEN ORFORD and LESLEY ORFORD (T/A ALO ALO RESTAURANT)
Ruled By: PATEL J

Under the common law, an essential ingredient of a contractual lease is that the amount of the rent payable by the lessee must be fixed or that some definite mode of fixing the rent must be agreed upon. In other words, the rental must be in an ascertained or ascertainable amount. See Totoyi v Ncuka 1909 EDC ...
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HB72-09 : RADAR INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD t/a RADAR METAL INDUSTRIES vs K.A. AGENCIES AND DISTRIBUTORS (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: NDOU J

The plaintiff has issued summons against the defendant for the return of its trailer registration number 467-556M which had been leased to the defendant and which lease agreement has now been cancelled.Despite demand, the defendant has failed and/or refused to return the said trailer. Alternatively, the plaintiff prays that the value of the trailer should be ...
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HH43-13 : FORM SCAFF (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs CHARLES LINZI
Ruled By: KUDYA J

The plaintiff company issued summons against the defendant, a building contractor, on 16 February 2011, seeking payment of US$1,340= per month hire costs from 1 February 2009 to the date, the defendant returns scaffolding equipment and the return, or alternatively, the value of that equipment in the sum of US$30,777=55. The defendant contested the action. The plaintiff ...
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HB158-13 : KERRIES ENGINEERING (PVT) LTD vs MAKOMO RESOURCES (PVT) LTD
Ruled By: MAKONESE J

The plaintiff's claim against the defendant is for the following relief:- ''(i) Payment of the sum of US10,649= being the price agreed upon by the parties for the hire of the plaintiff's 40 tonne mobile crane by the defendant to offload 4 containers including the cost of the crane moving to and from Bulawayo to defendant's ...
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HHH224-15 : THE STATE vs HENRY GANDA
Ruled By: MAFUSIRE J and MWAYERA J

This matter came up for review via referral by the Regional Magistrate in terms of section 58(3)(b) of the Magistrates Court Act [Chapter 7:10].On scrutiny, the Regional Magistrate declined to confirm the proceedings of the trial court. He felt that they were not in accordance with real and substantial justice.The ...
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SC74-20 : SHAILLON CHISWA vs CAR RENTAL SERVICES PL t/a AVIS RENT A CAR and BERNARD CHISWA
Ruled By: GARWE JA, MAVANGIRA JA and MAKONI JA

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the High Court handed down on 24 September 2018 wherein it granted the first respondent's claim against the appellant.BACKGROUND FACTSThe following facts are common cause;The second respondent, Bernard Chiswa (“Bernard”), entered into a car hire agreement with the first respondent, Car ...
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HH563-18 : CAR RENTAL SERVICES (PVT) LTD T/A AVIS RENT A CAR vs BERNARD CHISWA and SHAILLON CHISWA
Ruled By: MUZOFA J

The plaintiff issued summons against the defendants claiming payment of US$13,868=90 for car rental charges due to the plaintiff and interest thereon at the rate of 3.5% from 1 April 2016 to date of full payment.The undisputed facts are that the first defendant entered into a car hire agreement with ...
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HH18-12 : PIONEER TRANSPORT (PVT) LTD vs DELTA CORPORATION LTD and DAVID LESLIE CRUTTEDEN
Ruled By: GOWORA J

On 1 January 2003, the applicant and the first respondent executed an agreement for the “supply of primary beverage transport services.”In terms of clause 8 of the agreement, the first respondent, Delta, appointed the services of the applicant, Pioneer, to distribute and deliver products on its behalf to various destinations.In ...
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SC13-21 : MOSES MAWIRE vs RIO ZIM LIMITED (PRIVATE) LIMITED
Ruled By: GOWORA JA, PATEL JA and MAVANGIRA JA

After hearing the parties on 9 March 2018, the court was of the unanimous view that the appeal was devoid of any merit and accordingly ordered as follows:“The appeal be and is hereby dismissed with costs. Full reasons will be available in due course.”The following are the reasons:BACKGROUND FACTSThe appellant ...
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Appealed
SC82-21 : TRIANGLE LIMITED and HIPPO VALLEY ESTATES LIMITED vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY and OTHERS
Ruled By: GWAUNZA DCJ, MATHONSI JA and CHITAKUNYE AJA

This is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court sitting at Masvingo, delivered on 24 June 2020, which dismissed with costs the application made by the two appellants for a declaratory order and an interdict.FACTUAL BACKGROUNDThe two appellants are sugar-producing giants in the Lowveld while the first respondent ...
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HB95-16 : NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION FUND vs EKUTULENE INVESTMENTS t/a WALKERS PUB AND RESTAURANT and WAYNE ALLAN JONES
Ruled By: MATHONSI J

Valued Added Tax (VAT) is a statutory levy which should be paid by operation of the law. The tenant does not have to agree to pay it in order for it to be levied.
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HMA28-20 : TRIANGLE LIMITED and HIPPO VALLEY ESTATES vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY and OTHERS
Ruled By: ZISENGWE J

The parties in this application are embroiled in a bitter dispute over the implications of their failure to specifically include Value Added Tax (abbreviated herein as “VAT”) matters in agreements for the milling of sugarcane.The applicants are both companies duly incorporated in terms of the laws of Zimbabwe whose names ...
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SC98-21 : M COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: HLATSHWAYO JA, GUVAVA JA and GOWORA JA

This is an appeal against the whole judgment of the Fiscal Appeal Court handed down on 1 November 2016 under judgment number HH661-16 of case number FA08/14, in terms of which the court handed down judgment in favour of the respondent.The appellant seeks relief in the following terms:“WHEREFORE Appellant prays ...
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HH823-15 : AT INTERNATIONAL LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

The answer sought in this appeal is whether, the appellant, a foreign registered company is liable to pay value added tax in Zimbabwe.The appellant disputed liability for value added tax (VAT) arising from the purported importation of goods into and the carrying on of trade in Zimbabwe and appealed against ...
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HH661-16 : M COMPANY (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

This is an income tax appeal filed in the High Court in terms of section 65 of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06].The two questions for determination are:(i) Whether the appeal is valid; and(ii) Whether the commission paid to two foreign agents for facilitating the sale of tobacco constituted fees ...
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HH728-17 : C R S (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

This is an appeal against the four amended assessments issued by the respondent against the appellant on 23 June 2014 in respect of the four consecutive tax years ended 31 December 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.The real issue for determination posed by these assessments is whether the respondent can tax ...
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HH728-17 : C R S (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

Determination of the issuesDid the appellant in fact receive the additional income assessed by the respondent, and, if so, what was the source of the income?It was common cause, that, the appellant did not receive the additional income that was assessed by the respondent. Rather, the respondent imputed notional income ...
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HH728-17 : C R S (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

Whether or not the agreement constituted a transaction, operation or scheme?It was common ground that the agreements between the related parties fell into the category of a transaction, operation or scheme.Whether the agreement had the effect of avoiding, postponing, or reducing the income tax liability of the appellant?Counsel for the ...
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HH728-17 : C R S (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

Whether the respondent correctly assessed the appellant?Counsel for the appellant contended, by reference to exhibit 4, that, the assessment was wrong and submitted that it should be set aside.Counsel for the respondent contended, that, the determination contemplated by the concluding words of section 98 of the Income Tax Act was ...
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HH728-17 : C R S (PVT) LTD vs ZIMBABWE REVENUE AUTHORITY
Ruled By: KUDYA J

The answer to the real question before meThe answer to the question whether the Commissioner is empowered by section 98 of the Income Tax Act to impute notional income and proceed to tax it is answered in the affirmative.The closing words of section 98 of the Income Tax Act direct ...
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