domicilium citandi et executandi

Literal translation

domicile for citing and executing

Legal meaning

This term denotes an address chosen by a party in a contract or legal instrument as the place where legal notices, court process, and other communications may validly be served. In South African law, service at the chosen domicilium is generally effective even if the party no longer resides there, unless the agreement or surrounding facts justify a different conclusion. The clause is especially important in contract enforcement and civil procedure because it promotes certainty about where notices and summons may be delivered.

Examples

• The lease agreement records the tenant's domicilium citandi et executandi for the service of all notices and process.
• The summons was served at the domicilium citandi et executandi chosen in the suretyship.
• A party seeking to rely on cancellation must usually show that notice was sent to the contractual domicilium citandi et executandi.

• 🇿🇼 Joyce Muzanenhamo v Fishtown Investments (Private) Limited and Others
  Other Courts
• 🇿🇼 Annastacia Pontes v The Sheriff of Zimbabwe and Southbay Real Estate and Tetrad Investment Bank Limited
  High Court (Harare)· HC 5772-14
• 🇿🇼 Golden Reef Mining (Private) Limited and Ferbitt Investments (Private) Limited v Mnjiya Consulting Engineers (Pty) Limited
  Other Courts
• 🇿🇼 Nelisiwe Mlambo Karara v Arosume Property Development and Others
  High Court (Harare)· HC 6650/19
• 🇿🇼 Golden Reef Mining (Private) Limited and Ferbit Investments (Private) Limited v Mnjiya Consulting Engineers (Private) Limited
  High Court (Harare)· HC 1921/15
• 🇿🇼 Reformed Church in Zimbabwe v Fransisca Zinyemba
  High Court (Harare)· HCH 4615/18
• 🇿🇦 Thumeka Cetwayo v ABSA Bank Limited
  High Court of South Africa, Eastern Cape Division, Makhanda· 2025-07-29· 3106/2023

  physical address in the agreement must, in principle, be regarded as a domicilium citandi et executandi intended for service of process in legal proceedings.⁷ [13] The applicant’s complaints are

• 🇿🇼 Arosume Property Development Private Limited v Godfrey Madiro Fungurani and Tsitsi Margaret Mukamba
  High Court (Harare)· HC 6642/18
• 🇿🇼 S & B Holdings (Private) Limited v Zambuko Properties (Private) Limited
  High Court (Harare)· HC 2198/17
• 🇿🇼 Jealous Marimudza v Maffack Properties (Private) Limited and Others
  Other Courts

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