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RIOZIM LTD v BARCLAYS BANK OF ZIMBABWE LTD 2020 (2) ZLR 505 (H)

2020 (2) ZLR p505

Citation

2020 (2) ZLR 505 (H)

Case No

Judgment No. HH-553-20

Court

High Court, Harare

Judge

Dube-Banda J

Heard

10 March 2020

Judgment

2 September 2020

Counsel

T Mpofu, for the plaintiff
G Gampu, for the respondent

Case Type

Special case

Annotations

Flynote

Bank – irrevocable letter of credit – what such letter is – international payments – obligations of issuing bank – to honour letter according to its terms – failure to pay beneficiary fully in terms of instruction, resulting in plaintiff making up shortfall to beneficiary – whether plaintiff entitled to claim loss from bank

Practice and procedure – judgment – currency of payment – effect of SI 33 of 2019 – whether transaction international or domestic

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