BARKER MCCORMAC (PVT) LTD v GOVERNMENT OF KENYA 1983 (2) ZLR 72 (S)
Citation | 1983 (2) ZLR 72 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Baron ACJ, Georges JA & Beck JA |
Heard | 1 June 1983 |
Judgment | 22 July 1983 |
Counsel | No appearance for the respondent. |
Case Type | Details not supplied |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Constitutional law — doctrine of sovereign immunity — no longer absolute but restricted to sovereign acts jure imperii — acts jure gestionis such as commercial transactions not covered by doctrine — commercial transactions for purposes falling within public domain — whether acts jure gestionis — application for leave for substituted service of summons — whether court should mero motu raise question of sovereign immunity.
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