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Harare High Court
Antonio & Dzvetero Legal Practitioners, Tendero Dzvetero, Tapson S T Dzvetero v The Executive Secretary of the Law Society, The Law Society of Zimbabwe Council, The Law Society of Zimbabwe
HH 525-21
Case Details
Court
Harare High Court
Date
23 September 2021
Citation
HH 525-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 525
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
Chinamora J
Full Bench
Chinamora J
Areas of Law
Administrative lawLegal practitioner regulation
Keywords
Practicing certificate withdrawalCuratorshipDisciplinary tribunal referralProcedural fairnessNatural justice
Tags
Legal practitioner regulationPracticing certificateDisciplinary proceedingsCuratorship
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Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the withdrawal of the 3rd applicant's practicing certificate was lawful and procedurally fair","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Certificate withdrawn without inquiry; no hearing afforded"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the referral of complaints to the Disciplinary Tribunal followed proper procedures","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Referrals made without proper findings; applicant's defence not considered"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether the curatorship resolution was valid","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Resolution subsequently rescinded by respondents"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicants, legal practitioners practicing as Antonio & Dzvetero Legal Practitioners, challenged the respondents' decisions to place their firm under curatorship, withdraw the 3rd applicant's practicing certificate, and refer various complaints against them to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. The respondents made concessions regarding the curatorship but opposed the challenge to the practicing certificate withdrawal and disciplinary referrals.
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