Summary

The applicant, San He Mining Zimbabwe [Pvt] Ltd ["San He"], has brought a combined application in respect of an arbitral award, on 28 July 2022 by the second respondent, the arbitrator, retired judge, Mr Justice Chinhengo. On the one hand it seeks the setting aside of that portion of the award adverse to it. On the other hand, it seeks the registration of that portion of the award beneficial to it, but as amended. The combined application is said to have been brought in terms of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law [UNCITRAL] Model Law, an annexure to our Arbitration Act [Chapter 7:15] ["the Model Law"]. Costs of suit are being sought against the first respondent, ZIMASCO [Pvt] Ltd ["Zimasco"], on the legal practitioner and client scale. Zimasco opposes the application. It also seeks costs at the same scale against San He.