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Constitutional Court
Ignatius Ruvinga v Portcullis (Private) Limited
[2017] ZWCCZ 21
Case Details
Court
Constitutional Court
Date
25 October 2017
Citation
[2017] ZWCCZ 21
Judgment No.
CCZ 21/17
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application
Bench
Presiding
CHIDYAUSIKU CJ
Author
MAVANGIRA AJCC
Full Bench
CHIDYAUSIKU CJMALABA DCJGWAUNZA JCCGARWE JCCGOWORA JCCHLATSHWAYO JCCPATEL JCCGUVAVA JCCMAVANGIRA AJCC
Areas of Law
Constitutional lawCivil procedure
Keywords
section 69(4) Constitutioncosts awardconstitutional avoidanceright to legal representation
Tags
constitutional challengecosts orderaccess to legal representation
legislation
Statutes Cited
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- Constitution of Zimbabwe
- High Court Act
ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
- {"issue_text":"Whether the Constitutional Court has jurisdiction to hear a direct constitutional challenge to a costs award when alternative remedies were available","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant did not appeal to Supreme Court; constitutional issue not raised in court a quo"}
- {"issue_text":"Whether a costs award infringes the right to legal representation under section 69(4) of the Constitution","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Costs awarded against applicant who represented himself"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The applicant challenged a costs award made against him in the High Court, claiming it infringed his constitutional right to legal representation under section 69(4) of the Constitution. He approached the Constitutional Court directly without exhausting appeal remedies.
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