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Harare High Court

Lloyd Munyaradzi Manokore v The Law Society of Zimbabwe Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal

HH 230-21

Case Details

Court
Harare High Court
Date
12 May 2021
Citation
HH 230-21
Neutral Citation
[2021] ZWHH 230
Outcome
unknown
Case Type
Application

Bench

Presiding
MUSAKWA J
Full Bench
MUSAKWA JCHATUKUTA J (Chairperson)S. MOYO (Member)D. KANOKANGA (Member)
Areas of Law
Legal practitioners disciplineProfessional ethicsAdministrative law
Keywords
Legal practitionerDeregistrationConflict of interestTrust fundsProfessional misconductSuspension pending appeal
Tags
Legal practitionersDisciplinary proceedingsProfessional misconductSuspension of penalty
legislation
Statutes Cited
  • Legal Practitioners Act
ai analysis
Case Summary

Key Issues

  • {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant is entitled to suspension of the deregistration order pending his Supreme Court appeal","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Applicant was deregistered on 15 April 2021; applicant noted appeal to Supreme Court"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether the applicant has prospects of success on appeal","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Power of attorney issues; conflict of interest findings"}
  • {"issue_text":"Whether the balance of convenience favors suspension of the penalty","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Personal prejudice to applicant; public interest in integrity of profession"}
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Facts of the Case

Background

The applicant, a legal practitioner, was found guilty of unprofessional conduct for acting for conflicting interests and misappropriating trust funds by paying sale proceeds to the wrong party. He was deregistered and now seeks suspension of this penalty pending his Supreme Court appeal.
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